Roman mosaic of Dionysus repelling pirates from his ship - Bardo Museum Tunis
by Paul E Williams
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Roman mosaic of Dionysus repelling pirates from his ship - Bardo Museum Tunis
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Paul E Williams
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Photograph - Colour Photograph
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Roman mosaic depicting Dionysus repelling pirates from his ship. He is accompanied by Acoetes, the helmsman and his tutor Silenus, right. Dionysus, in the form a panther, centre, is repelling pirates from his ship who turn into dolphins as they jump overboard . Dated from the reign of Emperor Gallienus, 260-280 AD from the the house of Dionysus and Ulysses, Dougga. Roman mosaics from the north African Roman province of Africanus . Inv 2884B Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia.
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