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Villa in Sentinum (Now Known As Sassoferrato, in Umbria Central Part of A Large Floor Mosaic
Villa in Sentinum (Now Known As Sassoferrato, in Umbria Central Part of A Large Floor Mosaic
200250 C.E. Aion, the god of eternity, is standing inside a celestial sphere decorated with zodiac signs, in between a green tree and a bare tree (summer and winter, respectively). Sitting in front of him is the mother-earth goddess, Tellus (the Roman counterpart of Gaea) with her four children, who possibly represent the four seasons. Public domain.