With the foundation of the ancient villa, marble was mined on its territory. The owners of the villa farm traded in the marble and, accumulating wealth, ordered rich marble decoration in the dwelling. The bottom of the first pool is covered with a white marble mosaic, and its walls are lined with marble slabs. The cubes for the black and white mosaics in the peristyle, as well as rooms 12 and 13, were also made of the local white marble. The greatest use of white marble is in the colonnade around the pool, as well as the marble facings of the porticoes. The colonnade is executed in Roman-Corinthian style, and the space between the columns has an openwork fence of bars and hermes (symbol of the god Hermes).
The walls near the colonnade and the pool are entirely lined with marble. The paneling of the north and west porticoes has been restored with originals. The style of its execution is consistent with the design of the colonnade itself, i.e. the Roman-Corinthian style is also recreated in the wall decoration. The columns are fluted, and above them are shown capitals with embossed acanthus leaves. Each of the capitals has a different image at the top. The marble decoration, which is exposed in the peristyle of the villa, was executed in the period of the first quarter of the II century AD.
At the beginning of the III century AD. the owners' dwelling was
At the beginning of the III century AD. the owners' dwelling was extended to the east. The great guest hall or triclinium (Hall 6) was erected at this time. Its floor is covered with a mosaic, in the middle of which is represented the head of the Medusa-Gorgon, an ancient mythological figure who petrified ill-wishers. The hall was accessed through a vestibule (Room 1), the floor of which is covered with a mosaic of white squares inscribed with circles of pink, purple and blue marble.erected at this time. Its floor is covered with a mosaic, in the middle
of which is represented the head of the Medusa-Gorgon, an ancient
mythological figure who petrified ill-wishers. The hall was accessed
through a vestibule (Room 1), the floor of which is covered with a
mosaic of white squares inscribed with circles of pink, purple and blue
marble.