A biapsidal hall indicates a room that is generally rectangular in shape, used as a passage, waiting area or hallway. The hall is biapsidal because its two short sides end in an apse. In this case, the apse is covered by a segmental hemisphere that connects with the vault covering the hall....

The hall is a quadrangular room of greater importance than the room used in the domus for reception. Its solemnity is underlined by the presence of an apse, which expands the space, covered by a segmental hemisphere; sometimes there are columns that enhance the connection between the semi-dome of th...

Large space running lengthways, used as a passage and connection between the various rooms overlooking it. The corridor also takes on the role of a reception antechamber in private villas such as Casale, when it is located in front of the basilica. ...

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, over 2900 metres above sea level. The mountain is located in the northern part of Greece, between Thessaly and Macedonia. Surrounded by clouds, through which its summit appears, often covered with snow, Olympus is identified in Greek mythology as th...

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, commonly known as Maximian Herculius, because he was protected by Hercules, was originally from present-day Serbia. He was born in 250 AD and died by suicide in Marseilles in 310 AD, at the instigation of Constantine, during the period of the wars for supremacy o...

Hercules was the son of Jupiter, king of the gods who, together with other deities, lived in a palace surrounded by clouds and built on top of a mountain called Mount Olympus. Juno, Jupiter’s wife, had been seized with hatred for the child since its birth, since he was the result of her husband�...

A common figure in Greek and Roman myths, Marsyas is identified as a silenus, perhaps a satyr, a protector of the waters of springs and rivers. The mythological story is linked to the famous challenge with Apollo and his deeds were sung by Ovid in the Metamorphoses. It is said that Marsyas had coll...

The Gigantomachy is one of the most archaic myths representing the struggle of disorder and brute force against reason and heavenly order; in Greek mythology it is understood as the battle of the giants, children of the earth, against the gods of the heavens. The Gigantomachy, the final battle betw...

Hercules, previously known as Heracles, in Greek mythology is considered a demigod, son of Zeus and Alcmene, venerated and known for his myth, which still persists throughout the Mediterranean. The historian Diodorus Siculus describes his stay in various cities of Sicily with a wealth of detail. Hi...

Vertical architectural structure with a semicircular shape. It is built in the context of a wall to widen the space externally. The apse is covered by a brickwork vault, called a dome or semi-dome; in some cases the roof is made of wood with supporting beams placed like the rays of the sun....