The Roman Villa
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Roman Villa |
The Roman villa is to be found to the south of the
theatre. This,
however, is one of these ruins where you will have to let your
imagination have its head!
The building once had two stories. The entrance was similar in design
to a church apse, and it had a central inner courtyard with a columned
portico. The living rooms were located on either side of the courtyard.
During excavations here, a platform with a mosaic floor covered with
animal motives surrounding a central figure was discovered.
After the city was abandoned, the building was used as an olive mill.
The large stone mill which was used to crunch the olives in the
reception hall was discovered, along with mill stones and straining
devices.
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