The Roman Empire. Economy, Society and Culture

PLATE 1.

Two adjacent details from the mosaic depicting the Circus Maximus in the fourth-century

AD

fl oor of the Roman

villa at Piazza Armerina in Sicily.

A

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The larger-than-lifesize statue-

group of Cybele riding a lion.

B

. The central obelisk of

the spina. Photos: R.J.A. Wilson.
A.

B.