Roman Mosaics of Antequera. An Overview

The present-day city of Antequera, in the province Malaga, Spain, dominates an extensive territory encompassing numerous archaeological sites from different eras. urban centres Singilia Barba, Anticaria and Aratispi, belong to Roman period, now only offering us two mosaics, a good number rural properties, which most set Antequera mosaics come.
 Within Antequeran mosaic repertoire, geometric occupies special place, with specimens great beauty excellent design, for example those majestic villa La Estación. From figurative point view, has beautiful specimens, such as Oceanus baths Santa María that Erotes Priapus figures villae Estación Bobadilla, respectively. Particularly, Caserío Silverio heritage consisting large representations, highlighting imposing, although poorly preserved, pavement triclinium. This must have contained scene related mythology water, singular fragments are representation Tiber River some epigraphic verses extracted book IV Vergil’s Georgics.