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Villa Dar Buc Ammera
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Villa
Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis
Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are to be seen today in
the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. The monument is also known as Villa Zliten, after
the town three kilometers east of it.
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Four Seasons Mosaic
One of the mosaics in the Villa Dar Buc Ammera shows the four seasons, a common theme, also depicted in, for ecample, the Villa
Selene. The seasons are surrounded by "Nilotic scenes":
they were believed to represent life on the banks of the Nile.
They are very common and remained popular until the end of Antiquity (cf.
the Villa
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| Land animals and birds |
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Winter |
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A sacrificial animal and birds |
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| Fish |
Spring |
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Autumn |
Fish |
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| Fishermen and waterbirds |
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Summer |
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Hunters and birds |
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©
Jona Lendering for
Livius.Org,
2006
Revision: 24 May 2009 |
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