honorthegods:August Fragment of a mosaic with the months of the year. First half third century CE. D
honorthegods:August Fragment of a mosaic with the months of the year. First half third century CE. Discovered in the city of Thysdrus, Roman province of Byzacena, (modern El Djem, Tunisia). Collection of the Archaeological Museum of Sousse. Photograph: ©Ad Meskens, 2012 via Wikimedia Commons (X). License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 UnportedThis scene of the goddess Diana with a hunting dog and stag commemorates the two ancient Roman festivals honoring Diana this month: the Nemoralia, the major three-day festival observed from the 13th - 15, and the anniversary of the dedication of her temple on the Aventine hill in Rome on the 13th. -- source link
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