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  • Romans and Elephants

    Scholars think this elephant is pretty cool. Reason being is that it shows the elephant moving between two ships; in other words, the moving of African animals by Romans to Rome for gladiatorial games, through Sicily. We know this because this image, which we’ll see on Day 5 of our May 2018 Myths & Mysteries…

  • The Child Hunters of Ancient Rome 

    Yesterday, I posted the long view of this room in the Roman Villa of Casale in Piazza Armerina.  The room is called the Cubical of the Child Hunters. Now, let’s get a bit closer: Note the boy hunting the hare with a spear (upper center), and in contrast, the boy being bitten by a weasle…

  • Life in Ancient Rome Documented in Sicily 

    Scholars of antiquities have learned a great deal from the remarkable mosaics depicting life in ancient Rome at the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina. It’s always hard to explain exactly what this UNESCO site offers. When I say that the floors of the estate are mosaics with themes that span everything from contemporary…

  • Antelope Roam Here, sort of

    The Villa Romana del Casale may not be as well-known as other UNESCO sites in Sicily, but once you’ve seen it for yourself its magnificence and historical significance will astound you. We’ll tour the sprawling estate on Day 5 of Experience Sicily’s Savoring Sicily tour (Sept. 22 to Oct. 4). I say, “sprawling” because so…

  • Uh, Luxury “Palace,” not Villa

    You might consider the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina the “dark horse” of Sicily’s UNESCO sites. It’s not as well-known as others in Sicily, but once you have seen it, its magnificence and historical significance overshadows your memories of other sites. First off, calling it a villa is really a misnomer because it…

  • The Bikini Girls (I’ll tell you again, Sicily is awe inspiring!)

    The bikini isn’t a new phenomenon. At the 3-4th AD Roman villa unearthed just in the last century in Piazza Armerina, the gymnasium proves otherwise. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #bikini #roman #mosaics #history