Research Article

The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I

Number: 15 November 9, 2022
  • Sergio García-dıls De La Vega
  • Salvador Ordóñez Agulla
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The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I

Abstract

The Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar of Ecija (Seville, Spain) has been object of archaeological excavations and restoration interventions since 2001, which have revealed that this luxurious urban residence was completely reformed in the Severan period, when several rooms and the central courtyard were decorated with mosaic pavements. The first one in being unearthed was the well-known mosaic of the Satyr / Silenus, with the double representation of these two companions of Dionysus in a single head, thanks to a singular visual play. In 2015 was discovered the so-called mosaic of the Loves of Zeus, which decorate the triclinium of the domus, with several scenes from this mythological cycle, along with Bacchic themes and characters, and the representation of the seasons. More recently, in 2019-2020, the monumental central peristyle of the residence was excavated, which perimetral corridor was covered with mosaic decoration. The thematic represented in the new mosaic is varied, including several planets, meteorological phenomena or the god Dyonisus himself, together with a panel which contained a scene following a hunt –unfortunately, in this case largely lost, but still recognizable–, all framed by a singular geometric pattern. In this paper is offered the first publication of the remarkable mosaic of the peristyle, just discovered.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sergio García-dıls De La Vega This is me
0000-0002-2648-0001
Spain

Salvador Ordóñez Agulla This is me
0000-0003-4965-0154
Spain

Publication Date

November 9, 2022

Submission Date

January 14, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 15

APA
García-dıls De La Vega, S., & Ordóñez Agulla, S. (2022). The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I. Journal of Mosaic Research, 15, 119-146. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1143737
AMA
1.García-dıls De La Vega S, Ordóñez Agulla S. The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I. JMR. 2022;(15):119-146. doi:10.26658/jmr.1143737
Chicago
García-dıls De La Vega, Sergio, and Salvador Ordóñez Agulla. 2022. “The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman Colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 15: 119-46. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1143737.
EndNote
García-dıls De La Vega S, Ordóñez Agulla S (November 1, 2022) The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I. Journal of Mosaic Research 15 119–146.
IEEE
[1]S. García-dıls De La Vega and S. Ordóñez Agulla, “The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I”, JMR, no. 15, pp. 119–146, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1143737.
ISNAD
García-dıls De La Vega, Sergio - Ordóñez Agulla, Salvador. “The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman Colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 15 (November 1, 2022): 119-146. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1143737.
JAMA
1.García-dıls De La Vega S, Ordóñez Agulla S. The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I. JMR. 2022;:119–146.
MLA
García-dıls De La Vega, Sergio, and Salvador Ordóñez Agulla. “The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman Colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 15, Nov. 2022, pp. 119-46, doi:10.26658/jmr.1143737.
Vancouver
1.Sergio García-dıls De La Vega, Salvador Ordóñez Agulla. The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - I. JMR. 2022 Nov. 1;(15):119-46. doi:10.26658/jmr.1143737

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