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) - II

Number: 16 November 3, 2023
  • 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) - II

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 of different thematic. 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. In this paper is offered an update on the progress of research relative to this outstanding mosaic.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

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 3, 2023

Submission Date

January 14, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 16, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 16

APA
García-dıls De La Vega, S., & Ordóñez Agulla, S. (2023). The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - II. Journal of Mosaic Research, 16, 201-238. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376800
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) - II. JMR. 2023;(16):201-238. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376800
Chicago
García-dıls De La Vega, Sergio, and Salvador Ordóñez Agulla. 2023. “The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman Colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - II”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 16: 201-38. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376800.
EndNote
García-dıls De La Vega S, Ordóñez Agulla S (November 1, 2023) The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - II. Journal of Mosaic Research 16 201–238.
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) - II”, JMR, no. 16, pp. 201–238, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1376800.
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) - II”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 16 (November 1, 2023): 201-238. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376800.
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) - II. JMR. 2023;:201–238.
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) - II”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 16, Nov. 2023, pp. 201-38, doi:10.26658/jmr.1376800.
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) - II. JMR. 2023 Nov. 1;(16):201-38. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376800

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