Title

Italica, Spain, Santiponce

Caption

Spain, Andalusia, Seville province, Santiponce. Italica. Roman city founded in 206 BC by the Roman general Publis Cornelius Scipio. House of the Birds. Roman domus. Detail of the mosaic which gives the house its name. There are more than thirty species of birds.

Date

Jun 29, 2006

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG21A07_273

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28,7Mb (1,8Mb) / 13,4in x 8,3in / 4016 x 2497 (300dpi)

Keywords

zoology 3rd century BC Andalucia Andalusia Archaeological Site Domus of the Birds Europe Hadrianic quarter Hispania Hispania Baetica House of the Birds House of the Birds mosaic Iberian Peninsula Italica Nova Urbs Roman Empire Roman Times Roman domus Roman era Roman general Scipio Santiponce Seville province Southern Spain Spain Spanish ancient Rome ancient age animal archaeology archeological site archeology bird decoration domus fauna floor history mansion mosaic ornate province of Seville remains ruins zoology