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Secrets Surrounding This 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Alexander The Great Have Been Revealed Amid Efforts To Preserve It
During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...
3rd-century Roman mosaic finds its way home, thanks to local association
With support from the Nigrán City Council and crowdfunding, the Association for the Repatriation of the Mosaic raised €58,000 ...
El País in English7d
Ancient Roman mosaic returns to Spain after 8,768-mile journey
The artifact was sold and subsequently lost in the international art market before being rediscovered in New York in 2018.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Experts Are Unraveling the Mysteries of This Breathtaking 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Alexander the Great in Battle
The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century. Now, researchers are conducting a long, ...
La Brújula Verde9d
The Mosaic of the House of the Birds in Italica is the Most Complete and Varied Avian Representation in the Roman World
Located in the archaeological site of Itálica, in Seville (Spain), the so-called House of the Birds houses one of the most ...
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Famous Alexander Mosaic found in Pompeii is made with 10-color tesserae from Italy, Greece, the Iberian Peninsula, and Tunisia
The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is one of the most significant works of ...
The Art Newspaper18d
Ancient house at Herculaneum, known for its beautiful floor mosaics, reopens to the public
The archaeological park of Herculaneum in Campania, Italy, has reopened one of its most spectacular ancient dwellings for ... been inhabited by the family of Roman proconsul Marco Nonio Balbo ...