“The Villa of the Centaurs”: Recent archaeological excavations at the site of a Roman villa on the Portuguese coast, near the town of Alcácer do Sal, have exposed a rather small area. Despite this, they have revealed a surprising degree of decoration and opulence. A floor mosaic depicting centaurs, unique in Portugal and rare in the Roman Empire, gives this villa its name. Although far from Rome, the villa demonstrates how Romanized the province of Lusitania was, and how much in tune it was with the iconography of the entire Empire.
Web links:
Alcácer do Sal (Wikipedia)
Alcácer do Sal Archaeology & Museology (ArchaeoSpain)
History of Portugal (Wikipedia)
Roman villa (Wikipedia)
Roman villa with Mosaics – Spring season 2025 (Archaeological Institute of America)