Toys for Grown-Up Scholars
The first hall of Roman mosaics in the Bardo Museum is the mausoleum hall. It…
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The Prado of North Africa
Roman mosaics preserved in situ are a rare delight—most are typically uprooted and whisked away…
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The Comfort of the Age of Marcus Aurelius
One of the most striking and memorable landmarks of Roman Carthage is the Villa of…
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Second Only to Rome
The rise of Utica was short-lived. As the Romans began cultivating grain upstream from the…
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A Salon in the Medina
We thought we were going to the city museum, and found ourselves at a selling…
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A King, an Unfinished Business, and the Teutonic Custom
Once upon a time there was a prince. What he liked above all things were…
