Museum
Roman floor mosaic of rich slave...

Museum object "Roman floor mosaic of rich slave house to the IV century ", located north of the Stara Zagora Opera , testifies to the interior of private housing in that distant from our time period. At the home of a wealthy Roman very clearly shows the mixing of pagan tradition with emerging Christian elements characteristic precisely the middle of IV century. Museum object in the center shows only one of the premises of the entire residential complex that has been a total area of ​​1,600 sq. m of this great vantage point property lived family unknown to historians aristocrat with a group of people staff. It is assumed that the landlord was a merchant , a lawyer or an artist since then that these professions were among lucrative . Laying the floor mosaic piece by piece by the hundreds of thousands of small stones called " tesserae " . The central scene of the mosaic depicts a deer and duck her, with fertile vine. To them is stored central water container called the " hydrate" . This scene is interpreted as an allusion to one of the Old Testament texts that speak of the source of life and faith . In this part of the Bible tells the deer that goes to drink water from the spring and symbolic reminder of the meaning of faith in God and trust . Object "Roman floor mosaic of rich slave house to the IV century " has been studied in the late 50s of the XX century and at the beginning of the 60's is open for visitors. The neighboring building is supposed to be very close to the boulevard , but for the sake of historical monument changing urban plan . Missing pieces of the puzzle were shaped pits that are filled by archaeologists . Place a leveling layer to keep surrounding areas with high cultural and historic value , and thus strengthens the mosaic . Mosaic is partially preserved , without reaching its authenticity . Archaeological find is unique for Bulgaria .