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Sicily 2022 part III - Villa Romana del Casale

December 29th 2022
Mosaics en masse In the 4th century CE a large and elaborate Roman Villa, Villa Romana del Casale, was built in central Sicily. It is a bit surprising that they built it in central Sicily and not somewhere else. Today it is relatively easy to reach the site, thanks to modern roads and cars. But since it is quite far ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

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We agree that it seemed odd this was located where it was. The mosaics are so lovely. We had a great visit and we enjoyed hearing your observations.

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