The Roman mosaics of triclinia in Antioch

Presentation Title: The Roman mosaics of triclinia in AntiochResearch focus: The four designs of triclinia mosaics in AntiochSchool: Pázmány Péter Catholic University – Budapest, Hungary.Student Level: PhDPresentation Type: Poster Presentation AbstractThe Roman triclinia mosaics of Antioch are among the most interesting discoveries due to their premium Roman designs. These mosaics show significant Hellenistic artistic heritage in the representation of the classical and mythological topics (e.g. Iphigenia, Narcissus etc.) The main aim in this study was to classify the triclinia mosaics in Antioch according to their designs and to record them in a complex database including their topics, date, dimensions, exposures in order to determine possible connections between design elements and building types.Doro Levi in his book of 1947 “Antioch mosaic pavements” established the classical typology of Antiochian mosaics (T, U and Horseshoe shapes). However, I managed to identify a new design unnoticed by Levi, which I named H-shape design. This is composed of two large separated panels along the room, one with geometric motifs close to the rear wall and the second with figural representation close to the entrance and facing the rear wall.