Mosaic, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Merida, Extremadura
Rape of Europa, with Zeus as a bull, detail, Roman mosaic, mid 2nd century, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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