Mosaico delle Terme Romane
Rooms of the Roman baths of Mevania in Bevagna, with a large black-and-white mosaic on a marine theme, visitable as part of the town’s museum circuit.
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About the museum
The baths are part of the museum circuit of Bevagna and are a well-preserved example of a public complex of the 2nd century AD in the Roman city of Mevania, which was crossed lengthwise by the western branch of the Via Flaminia, whose urban route today coincides with Corso Amendola and Corso Matteotti. The baths have been known since the 17th century, when the large mosaic with sea creatures was first documented.
The main room, identified as the frigidarium (the cold bath room), had walls decorated with niches and marble slab cladding, and preserves a mosaic floor in black and white tesserae with subjects from the mythological and marine repertoire: tritons, hippocampi, octopuses, dolphins and lobsters.
Recently, other adjoining rooms have been uncovered. Two rooms with suspensurae, i.e. floors raised for heating, are probably the tepidarium and the caldarium.
Highlights
- Black and white mosaic with tritons, hippocampi and dolphins
- Frigidarium with niches and marble cladding
- Rooms with suspensurae (tepidarium and caldarium)
- Part of the Bevagna museum circuit
Permanent exhibition
- Mosaico delle terme romane di Mevania – Frigidarium with a black-and-white mosaic floor on a marine theme and other rooms of the 2nd-century AD baths complex.
- Operated by
- Comune di Bevagna
Admission & discounts
| Guided tour “Bevagna romana” (baths, port building and civic museum), per person | €7Includes admission to the civic museum; about 45 minutes, by reservation. |
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A tourist listing (Museionline, undated) gave an admission of €5 standard and €4 reduced.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Educational mosaic workshop for school classes (“Tessere di storia”).
Getting there & parking
The baths are in the historic centre of Bevagna, in Via delle Terme Romane.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tour “Bevagna romana”, following the traces of ancient Mevania, aimed at groups: booking at +39 334 660 5577 or bevagnacultura@gmail.com. For schools, the workshop “Tessere di storia” (120 minutes) on the mosaic floors of the baths is offered. |
