Roman Mosaics By Alex
Where Were they found? Temples, shrines and villas Bath houses Palaces Usually on the floors Sometimes on the ceiling of a grotto Venta (Winchester in Hampshire) Durnovaria (Dorchester in Dorset) Lindinis (Ilchester in Somerset) Corinium (Cirencester in Gloucestershire) Durobrivae (Water Newton in Huntingdonshire)
What were they made of? Small squares of stone Sometimes glass Common colours were white, black, orange and yellow Green was made from glass and was very rare
Why were they made? To impress visitors To represent gods To be beautiful To make people happy Venus Dining Room Floor
Who had them? Rich romans had the best mosaics Less important rooms had repeating patterns
How were they found? Archaeologists dig them up Near Roman villas Sometimes found by accident Ploughing a field Found in Turkey, this mosaic Surrounded a roman swimming pool