Desenzano

villa · 30 BC – 2099 AD

At Desenzano, in the province of Lombardia, the remains of a Roman villa dating to the mid-fourth century A.D. were here. The structure is axial and palatial in its nature. Its decorative program includes polychrome mosaic pavements. It is noted for mosaic scenes featuring the Good Shepherd.

Coordinates

45.47298, 10.53826

Also known as

Decentianum (la), Decentianum (la), Roman villa of Desenzano del Garda (en), Roman villa of Desenzano del Garda (en)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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