DOI Artikel:
Majcherek, Grzegorz: Excavations in Alexandria, 1992-93
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43746#0022
house would therefore extend well to the north where the main
entrance could be presumably located.
The villa was apparently ruined by a sudden catastrophe,
most probably an earthquake accompanied with fire evidenced by
burnt timberwork and a layer of ashes resting immediately upon
the mosaic. Finds trapped under debris contain lamp and pottery
vessels, all of late 3™ - early 4^ century A.D. date. The date of
the mosaic is more problematic, but similar examples from Cyprus
and Palestine are usually dated to the 3r^ century A.D. Further
investigation would certainly bring more conclusive evidence.
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entrance could be presumably located.
The villa was apparently ruined by a sudden catastrophe,
most probably an earthquake accompanied with fire evidenced by
burnt timberwork and a layer of ashes resting immediately upon
the mosaic. Finds trapped under debris contain lamp and pottery
vessels, all of late 3™ - early 4^ century A.D. date. The date of
the mosaic is more problematic, but similar examples from Cyprus
and Palestine are usually dated to the 3r^ century A.D. Further
investigation would certainly bring more conclusive evidence.
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