The Villa of Constantine at Mediana

At Mediana, just outside Niš (Roman Naissus) in southern Serbia, are the remains of a grand imperial villa used by Constantine and his sons.
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[@TXMEDRGR]

Wouldn't you love to be able to look back through time and see the palace when it was in its glory?

[@reeyees50]

Nope

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@reeyees50Ur sooo different.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Yes.

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

Every time I think about history.

[@michaeldunne338]

To you questions - To "look back" and observe through some means, yes. And would probably need a rather advanced translation service (AI-based, employing some large language model?), in case sound and conversations could be picked up. To actually be physically conveyed to the locale, back to that time, a la Doctor Who, probably not.

[@megagodfather700]

Thank you for this beautiful presentation of my town ❤

[@vincentkosik403]

😍 beautiful..well presented, thank you for showing discussion

[@spankflaps1365]

Underfloor heating is really good for cats, but they do become a trip hazard.

[@uncleTedK]

I really like the pattern on the mosaic.

[@kiely4561]

Wonderful that they’ve done so much to assure this ancient site is preserved.

[@RickLowrance]

Awesome. I like the modern roof. They should do that in lots of places of this nature.

[@JeffinBville]

I'm thoroughly enjoying "Insane Emperors..."

[@scenicroutestothepast]

I'm very glad to hear it!

[@simplepixel5617]

Are you still on the roads and are you on your way to Italy? Would love to meet and greet in Florence where we live right now.

[@jperez7893]

is there a reference book that has a compilation of all excavated mosaics and murals from the ancient world?

[@inquisitive-]

Some of those symbols indicate hide tanning

[@paulkoza8652]

Constantine was born in a Zeppelin hanger.

[@xavierpaquin]

The mosaics are great - if you ignore the swastikas 😂 I don't know if you guys are history buffs or not...

[@alaingadbois2276]

Sad that Hitler POS ruined that symbol for ever…

[@solinvictus39]

Swastikas are a common motif in ancient Europe. I laugh when certain people claim that the Nazis "stole" it from the Indians or Buddhists. The Greeks and Romans put swastikas on lots of things and it was also used by other ancient European peoples like the Germans and the Celts.

[@chadplow824]

No, the swastikas are one of the things that make it great. If you were an actual history buff you wouldn't have any preconditioned negative feelings towards a symbol that dates back well over 10,000 years in European culture.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Very nice place, but they ruined it with the modern roof unfortunately Also *St Constantine.

[@T_Mo271]

Protecting mosaics, the roof seems a good idea.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@T_Mo271 Yes, but they could of at least made it less ugly. good grief.

[@AJWRAJWR]

Although Constantine was 'Great', he was never a saint unless you're Eastern Orthodox. He was a mad sinner.

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

@@AJWRAJWR Ok, heretic

[@AJWRAJWR]

@@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded Constantine killed his own wife and son and was only baptised on his deathbed by an Arian priest.