“ View of the excavations in Ostia Antica with imperial mosaics from the so-called Bacchus and Ariadne House in the foreground. Roman housing from the same era has not survived, but the remains of this residential complex convey a sense of the...
This dissertation examines the competing views of multilingualism that shape U.S. and Canadian post-secondary literacy education. Drawing on education, English studies, globalization theory, applied linguistics, translation studies,...
"Mosaic from the Augustan era that decorated the open triclinium of domus I, 5, 2; it is an allegory of the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures and of the leveling power of death. Below the skull, a butterfly and a wheel evoke the soul and...
"In the center Achilles, still in a girl's clothes, is shown advancing to his left about to rush in the direction from which the sound of the trumpet comes. He is represented as a beautiful youth with red hair, his face bearing a feminine...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
"In the emblema Eros and Psyche (Soul) are represented seated on a cushioned couch. Their feet rest on a footstool on which their mantles make large heaps. Eros is barefoot. They are shown in three-quarter view turned in the opposite...
"Psyche is dressed in a sleeved tunic. Her mantle is made of a diaphanous material. Her head, wreathed with leaves and veiled, is tilted to her right. The gesture of her left arm and hand gives the impression that she is in the act of...
This mosaic's "border consists of two rows of solids in perspective, each with a dot on its face, and between these a rich acanthus scroll. Except in the outer left row the solids meet in the middle. The acanthus branches spring from two...
"Daedalus, identified by an inscription, is shown with his legs wide apart with the left foot [taking] a step in the same direction. He is dressed in a short tunic held over his left shoulder with a large clasp. The garment is adorned with...
"To the left Pasiphae, wife of the king Minos of Crete, is shown seated on a low chair with [a] back and one armrest. She is draped in a tunic falling to her feet. The garment leaves the right part of her upper body naked and is held by a gold...
This mosaic "constituted the horizontal bar of the T-form design of a dining room, or hall (triclinium), facing the guests as they entered." (Excerpt, p. 12)
