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title: Roman Mosaics from Dzalisi
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18227/roman-mosaics-from-dzalisi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-12-07
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# Roman Mosaics from Dzalisi

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Mosaics from Dzalisi](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18227.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18227.jpg)

## Image Caption

Two [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) panels from the thermal baths of a luxurious Roman-style villa at the Dzalisa Archaeological Site in Georgia near Mtskheta, dated to the 3rd century CE.

The upper mosaic is devoted to the cult of [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/), the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of wine. It depicts a figural scene with Dionysus and [Ariadne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ariadne/) seated on a couch under a vine pergola, with [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) inscriptions revealing their names.

The lower mosaic shows two female figures clad in long garments, holding musical instruments, a [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/) and an [aulos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aulos/). They are probably Euterpe, the [Muse](https://www.worldhistory.org/muse/) of [Music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) and Poetry, and Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance. The Greek inscription says: 'Preiskos made this'.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

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### Chicago
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### MLA
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