Research Article

The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics

Number: 11 November 30, 2018
  • Elda Omarı *
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The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics

Abstract

Tirana, the capital city of Albania, in Antiquity did not exist as an inhabited centre, simply it was considered a rural area, the residential territory of Dyrrachium patricians, as was Ercolano for Pompeii. In 1972 in Tirana, during the construction of a building, the remains of a rustic villa built in Roman Period were brought to light accidentally, and some of the rooms were decorated with polychrome mosaics. This villa was used for more than four centuries and it has several phases of life, for this reason it was dated by the archaeologists between the end of the 1st and the 5th century AD.

The principal goal of the research is the punctual analysis of the mosaics motifs and their contextualization in the Balkan and Adriatic area, to identify the owner and the craftsmen who live and work in it. The second goal is to present to the international scientific community this rustic villa, a unique case for Tirana.


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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 30, 2018

Submission Date

October 15, 2017

Acceptance Date

July 16, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Number: 11

APA
Omarı, E. (2018). The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research, 11, 155-171. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440588
AMA
1.Omarı E. The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics. JMR. 2018;(11):155-171. doi:10.26658/jmr.440588
Chicago
Omarı, Elda. 2018. “The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 11: 155-71. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440588.
EndNote
Omarı E (November 1, 2018) The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research 11 155–171.
IEEE
[1]E. Omarı, “The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics”, JMR, no. 11, pp. 155–171, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.26658/jmr.440588.
ISNAD
Omarı, Elda. “The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 11 (November 1, 2018): 155-171. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440588.
JAMA
1.Omarı E. The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics. JMR. 2018;:155–171.
MLA
Omarı, Elda. “The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 11, Nov. 2018, pp. 155-71, doi:10.26658/jmr.440588.
Vancouver
1.Elda Omarı. The Roman Villa of Tirana (Albania) and Its Mosaics. JMR. 2018 Nov. 1;(11):155-71. doi:10.26658/jmr.440588

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