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Lyon: The Mosaic of Bacchus
Mosaic of Bacchus from Lugdunum (Musée de la civilisation Gallo-Romain; photo: Athena Review).
A
collection of mosaics from houses in Roman Lugdunum displayed in
Gallery XV of the Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine in Lyon
includes this colorful panel of Bacchus wearing a floral crown.
Bacchus,
the Roman god of wine and the theater, was equivalent to the Greek god
Dionysius. This floor mosaic dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD, and was
part of the decoration of a dining hall in Roman Lyon.
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