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A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, on both floors and walls, thoug
Mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD
A Roman mosaic inscribed with the Latin phrase cave canem ("beware of the dog"), from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Italy, 2nd century BC
Mosaic with Xenia, 4th century AD, Pius Clementine museum, Vatican Museums
The Alexander Mosaic from Pompeii, ca. 100 BC
Alexander Mosaic
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The Alexander Mosaic, also known as the Battle of Issus Mosaic, is a Roman floor mosaic originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy.
Roman mosaic
…earlier and contemporary Hellenistic Greek mosaics, and often included famous figures from history and mythology, such as Alexander the Great in the Alexander Mosaic. A large proportion of the surviving examples of wall mosaics come from Italian sites such as Pompeii and Herculaneum. Otherwise, floor mosaics are far…
Battle of Issus mosaic Museo Archeologico Nazionale Naples 2013 05 16 16 25 06 BW
Detail showing Alexander
1893 reconstruction of the mosaic
Close up of Alexander