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I had the doubt where must go this, in "ancient civ" or here...but the hunt scenes are quite interesting...so I post here. 
Villa Olmeda
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![[Image: escudocopia.jpg]](http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc320/iagoba_f/escudocopia.jpg) Iagoba Ferreira Benito, member of Cohors Prima Gallica
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Thanks for the link Iagoba!
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Beautifull mosaics Thanks itou!!!
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These are simply amazing, thanks for sharing. 
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WoW !! As someone who is very interested in Roman Mosaics, that is a wonderful find, Iagoba.....whereabouts in Spain is it , exactly ?
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This luxurious late roman villa (Two storeyed, but, unfortunately, just preserved at floor level  ) is placed at Pedrosa de la Vega near Saldaña, Palencia, Spain. There is a small monographical museum at Saldaña.
Two pics extracted from a Spanish site:
http://www.palencia.com/cultura-turismo ... olmeda.htm
![[Image: olmeda1.jpg]](http://www.palencia.com/cultura-turismo/monumentos_civiles/olmeda1.jpg)
![[Image: olmeda2.jpg]](http://www.palencia.com/cultura-turismo/monumentos_civiles/olmeda2.jpg)
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These put the Piazza Armerina to shame. And the fish-eye technology is phenomenal. I have an acquaintance who does these kind of photos for a living. Very effective for real estate websites, etc.
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Thanks, Aitor for the aditional info.
I posted this as soon as I find it, so I forget to write more :oops:
Thanks!
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To give you a rough idea of how imposing the building could have been. I enclose a pair of volume reconstructions I designed (The 3D work isn't mine and I must say that I was not very happy with it :evil: ) a lot of years ago and that have remained unpublished. The recosntructions are lacking the big volume of the baths to the left, which was yet unexcavated by that date. Teh other big volume to the right is the oecus, the big reception hall with the beautiful mosaic.
![[Image: Olmeda1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tribunus/Olmeda1.jpg)
![[Image: Olmeda.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tribunus/Olmeda.jpg)
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"Imposing" is correct.
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Madre mÃa!  hock:
Mmmm...some year I´ll have to do something in 3D for buildings...
Good idea for the Euromillions!
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Very beautiful, really hock:
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Martial design about this villa... !!!
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Absolutely ... looks like luxury mixed with imposing defensive measures!
I should re-create this villa in my Sims2 game, lol.
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Yes, a palatial fortress! Much like Diocletians in Split?(I think)
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