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Ostia Antica: Baths of the Coachmen, mosaic floor

Black and white mosaic floor of the so-called Baths of the Coachmen, Ostia Antica, shows a pair of mules drawing a carriage with 3 passengers, and a human - sea monster creature who wields a long staff. This facility was a barracks and stopover place for the muleteers who drove the cabs back and forth between Ostia and Rome.

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Black and white mosaic floor of the so-called Baths of the Coachmen, Ostia Antica, shows a pair of mules drawing a carriage with 3 passengers, and a human - sea monster creature who wields a long staff. This facility was a barracks and stopover place for the muleteers who drove the cabs back and forth between Ostia and Rome.