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The field of battle Though parts of the mosaic have been damaged in the more than two millennia since its creation, much of the dramatic scene is still visible today. Detail of Alexander the Great, Alexander Mosaic, created in the 2nd century B.C.E., from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, reconstructed in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
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The Roman mosaic floors which survive generally speak of this world of ease and plenty - of languid content and quiet delight in domestic order but what I liked about the Pompeii mosaics in Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, the British Museum exhibition on show till September 29, was that they also spoke of real people with.
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Detail of a mosaic originally located in the House of the Faun, Pompeii - Detail of: 'The Battle of Issus' Roman Mosaic. Leemage/Corbis via Getty Image. The style of mosaic used to recreate this historic battle of Alexander the Great defeating the Persians in 333 BCE, is called opus vermiculatum or "in the style of worms." It was made using.
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The Alexander Mosaic is a Roman floor mosaic. Before the eruption of 79 AD, Pompeii was damaged by a powerful earthquake in AD 62. It seems that the House of the Faun was damaged but later repaired and rebuilt. Excavations have found five bodies of people who perished in the building during the eruption (including three boys and one woman).
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mosaic Roman monochrome floor mosaic, 3rd century ce; in the Portico delle Corporazioni, Ostia, Italy. (more) This new trend in mosaic floors was probably stimulated by new and functional ways of thinking about the role of floors in architecture.
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The mosaic in context Detail of tesserae, Alexander Mosaic, created in the 2nd century B.C.E., from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, reconstructed in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
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The mosaic highlights the wealth and power of the occupier of the house, since such grand and elaborate mosaics are extremely rare, both in Pompeii and in the wider Roman world.
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Pompeii, the tiny that becomes immense: the Roman mosaic - Planet Pompeii June 04, 2018 | Archeology Pompeii, the tiny that becomes immense: the Roman mosaic The art of the #mosaic became one of the most characteristic and fortunate of the Roman world.
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Pompeii becomes Roman The years 91-88 B.C.E. were dramatic ones for Pompeii, as it took part in a rebellion against Rome (the Social Wars). Having lost this battle of allied cities against the capital, the Roman general Sulla re-founded the city as a proper Roman colony and settled his army veterans in Pompeii.
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C Casa dei Mosaici Geometrici (Pompeii) (1 C, 11 F) Dolphins Mosaic in Casa VII.1.40 (Pompeii) (5 F) Cave canem mosaic (Pompeii) (2 C, 32 F) H Ancient Roman mosaics in the House of the Ceii (Pompeii) (9 F) Mosaics in the House in the Faun (Pompeii) (4 C, 18 F) Ancient Roman mosaics in the House of the Large Fountain (Pompeii) (1 C, 4 F)
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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 . It is typically dated between c. 120 and 100 B.C. [1] and depicts a battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. [2]
Seeing eye to eye ancient mosaic faces (and one of my own)
About Transcript The Battle of Alexander and Darius mosaic captures a turning point in ancient history. Darius, the Persian king, orders a retreat, while Alexander, the Greek general, shows confidence. The mosaic, found in Pompeii, is thought to be based on an ancient Greek painting by Philoxenos.
Close up of Alexander the Great from the famous mosaic from Pompeii, now in the National
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A mosaic from the Roman town of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Such fine mosaics were a common feature of floors in the villas of the town and depicted scenes from mythology, the owner's business interests or, as here, animal scenes. (Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy ).
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Roman Mosaic, Pompeii House of the Great Fountain, Source: Pompeii Online DAILY LIFE The Pompeii mosaic art and frescoes document a city that was a bustling industrial center. Its proximity to both the fertile agricultural regions and shipping ports allowed for a robust economy.
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