Bi-apsidal Hall (3)

Creator

USF Institute for Digital Exploration

Files

Publication Date

10-8-2025

Abstract

This large room is about 22 meters long and 6 meters wide. The grandeur of the space suggests a public destination. The hall was accessed by two entrances. The southern entrance was for visitors. The eastern entrance was for the Dominus and his family. The floor mosaic is a representation of a chariot race that takes place in the Circus Maximus in Rome. The four factions shown are the factio prasina (green), the russata (red), the albata (white) and the veneta (blue). The story of the race starts in the northern section of the mosaic and moves counterclockwise, including a crash between the green and red chariots and ending with the factio prasina’s win. In addition to the mosaic, this room is the only one to preserve frescoed walls up to almost 3 meters high.

Model Creation Date

02/01/2022

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of a long, wide hallway with a semi-circular alcove on each of its ends, found in an ancient Roman estate. A tile mosaic covers the entire extent of the flooring, including that within the alcoves, creating on enormous scene that features human figures on foot, on horseback, and in chariots, among other things. Evenly spaced against each wall down the length of the hall are the remains of round, decorative pillars standing on rectangular plinths. Damaged remains of frescos also adorn the walls. The 3D model can be freely moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out, allowing the viewer to inspect the object with greater detail and from multiple different angles.

Extent

1 3D Model

Media Type

Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)

Digitization Specifications

Method: Agisoft Metashape

Processing Software

Agisoft Metashape

Download Size

50MB

Geometry

217.3k Triangles

Format

Digital Only

Materials

1

Note

View on the USF Libraries' Sketchfab Account

Rigged Geometries

No

Scale Transformations

No

Textures

1

UV Layers

Yes

Vertex Colors

No

Vertices

109.4k

Recommended Citation

USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Bi-apsidal Hall (3)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/9