10-02-2012, 06:17 PM
There is a mosaic in a Roman villa at Sousse, Tunisia, which depicts a sign which closely resembles the yin yang sign, but I could not find out more about it. Do you happen to know from which villa it is from and what date has been assigned to it? And, are there more such signs in Greco-Roman culture apart from those in the Notitia Dignitatum?
Now, I am quite aware that this topic has given regularly rise to some misunderstandings. Some people devise transcontinental transfer theories between west and east (or vice versa) with little basis in fact, which other people vehemently deny on a basis just as thin. I am, frankly, not interested in any of this stuff, because it had choked off some good discussions in the past.
I just want to discuss with you, if you know more instances of signs and symbols in Greco-Roman iconography which closely follow the shape of the sign today most commonly known as Yin Yang?
![[Image: Sousse_YinYang.JPG]](http://patokallio.name/photo/travel/Tunisia/Sousse_YinYang.JPG)
Now, I am quite aware that this topic has given regularly rise to some misunderstandings. Some people devise transcontinental transfer theories between west and east (or vice versa) with little basis in fact, which other people vehemently deny on a basis just as thin. I am, frankly, not interested in any of this stuff, because it had choked off some good discussions in the past.
I just want to discuss with you, if you know more instances of signs and symbols in Greco-Roman iconography which closely follow the shape of the sign today most commonly known as Yin Yang?
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
