Battle of Issus / Alexander Mosaic / c.100 BCE Roman copy of c.310 BCE

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Title: Battle of Issus
Alternate Title: Alexander Mosaic
Creation/Discovery location: House of the Faun, Pompeii (deserted settlement), Italy
Date: c.100 BCE Roman copy of c.310 BCE
Period: Classical
Technique/Material: Tessera mosaic
Dimensions: 8 ft. 10 in.x 16 ft. 9 in.
Collection/Location/Repository: Naples, Italy, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Subject: Alexander the Great, Darius, battle
Digital Filename: d06-102013

Collection: College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (UM-Dearborn)
Image Size: 3972 x 2276
File Size: 1 MB
Record: d06-102013
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/umdvrc1ic/x-d06-102013/d06-102013

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Full citation: "Battle of Issus; Alexander Mosaic; c.100 BCE Roman copy of c.310 BCE." In the digital collection College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (UM-Dearborn). https://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/umdvrc1ic/x-d06-102013/d06-102013. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2025.