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The
Olive Presses existing
through much of the city, show how the Olive Oil production was essential
element in the economy of Volubilis.
The
House of Orpheus has
two entrances; the first entrance contains a room with an intricate
dolphin mosaic, a kitchen with religious figures and a paved bathroom and
boiler room. The second entrance leads to an open court with a mosaic of
the goddess Amphitrite, with living rooms around, including a dinning room
with an Orpheus mosaic, showing the hero playing his harp.
Public
Buildings contains
public baths called Bathes of Gallien. The Forum in the large
square in front of the Basilica, which is one of the most impressive ruins
with a number of columns. Beside it there is the Capital, also with
columns.
The
House of the Athlete named
after the mosaic of an athlete winning a cup.
The
Triumphal Arch dominates the skyline, as
well as the
Decumanus Maximus, the roadway leading to
the Tangiers Gate.
The
House of the Ephèbe was built around a
courtyard with a pool. It is named after the bronze statue of a beautiful
boy or ephebos found in the ruins. Not far there is the
House of Columns and then the
knight’s House, which has a magnificent
mosaic of Bachuss, good-time god of Wine.
The
House of the Labours of Hercules has a
mosaic with individual pictures of Hercules’ life, and another of
Jupiter. The mosaic of the
House of the Nymphs Bathing shows nymphs
undressing. The
Gordian Palace is a largest house fronted
by columns; it seems to be the governor’s residence. The best array of
mosaic is seen in the
House of Venus. |
