A detail of Roman mosaic floors inside the Villa Romana del Casale. The structure dates from the 4th century Common Era and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

The tiled floors cover approximately 3,500 square meters (nearly 38,000 square feet) and are remarkably well preserved because the site was flooded and then covered with landslides.

Villa Romana del Casale
near Piazza Armerina, Sicily
photographed 2.3.2025

PS – I love it that Wikipedia gives the Sicilian translation of the place name – Villa Rumana dû Casali. Linguistically, Sicilian is considered an independent language; it evolved directly from Latin rather than from Italian.