Art Resource - AR9183469

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The House of Venus, 1st - 2nd century AD, named after a mosaic of Venus and her attendants emerging from the waves, found in the triclinium or dining room, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. This is one of the most sumptuous houses in the city amply decorated with mosaics, with an entrance vestibule giving onto the street, a bath complex with separate street entrance, a colonnaded peristyle courtyard, 2 reception rooms, a secondary peristyle courtyard with fountain and many small reception rooms and bedrooms. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR9183469

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5616px × 3744px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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