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Mosaic of Achilles at Skyros

Pedrosa de la Vega, Vega-Valdavia, Palencia

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Mosaic of Achilles at Skyros

Curiosity · Pedrosa de la Vega, Vega-Valdavia, Palencia

The pavement of the oecus combines a hunting scene, the discovery of Achilles by Odysseus on Skyros and a border with fourteen portraits and the representations of the four seasons; it is the most celebrated Roman mosaic in Castile.

Photo: Valdavia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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