The Alexander Mosaic, often hailed as “the most important mosaic of the Roman age,” depicts the Macedonian army’s victory at ...

The Alexander Mosaic is considered "the most important mosaic of the Roman age," the authors wrote in the study. It depicts Alexander, who ruled from 336 to 323 B.C., ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is one of the most significant works of Roman antiquity.This mosaic, with monumental dimensions (583 x 325 cm) and ...

Alexander the Great is remembered today for his military conquests and empire-expanding activities (and perhaps for being the main character in that 2004 movie with terrible accents). Born in 356 ...

The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters.

‘Alexander Mosaic,’ House of the Faun, Pompeii. Detail. Circa 100 BCE. Via Wikimedia Commons. At their best the Ptolemies managed to blend the learning of Athens with the ancient folkways of Upper and ...

Based on a lost Greek painting made when memories of the 333BC Battle of Issus were still alive, the five-metre Alexander Mosaic, composed of 2mn tiny tesserae placed to represent astonishingly ...

The Alexander Mosaic is considered "the most important mosaic of the Roman age," the authors wrote in the study. It depicts ...