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Alexander Mosaic

Roman mosaic of Pompeii

Details

Instance of: mosaic
Inception: 2nd century BCE, 100 BCE
Location: Naples National Archaeological Museum
Country: Italy
Creator: Philoxenus of Eretria
Movement: Hellenistic mosaic
Main subject: Battle of Issus
Depicts: Alexander the Great, Darius III, auriga, horse, chariot, Bucephalus, battle
collection: Naples National Archaeological Museum
culture: culture of ancient Rome
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
fabrication method: mosaic
location of discovery: House of the Faun
time period: culture of ancient Rome
title: The Battle of Issus (Alexander Mosaic)
width: 513 cm