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title: House of Orpheus, Volubilis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16791/house-of-orpheus-volubilis/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-12-12
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# House of Orpheus, Volubilis

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![House of Orpheus, Volubilis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16791.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16791.jpg)

## Image Caption

The House of [Orpheus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Orpheus/) at Volubilis (in modern-day Morocco) takes its name from the large [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depicting Orpheus playing the [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/) to an audience of animals and birds. The mosaic embellished the house's *triclinium* (dining room), where the diners would have reclined on couches set against the walls. Volubilis was a prosperous [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), largely thanks to its [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) in olive oil, and a number of houses, including the House of Orpheus with its mosaic floors, suggest wealthy owners.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, December 12). House of Orpheus, Volubilis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16791/house-of-orpheus-volubilis/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "House of Orpheus, Volubilis." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16791/house-of-orpheus-volubilis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "House of Orpheus, Volubilis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16791/house-of-orpheus-volubilis/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/33354209986/) by **Carole Raddato**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 12 December 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.