The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters. Discovered in 1831 in the House of the Faun—a wealthy ...

For nearly two centuries, this intricate artwork of over 1.9 million tesserae (the tiny stones that form the mosaic), ...

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did ... when archaeologists unearthed it in a wealthy family's "domus" known as the House of the Faun, ...

The mosaic depicts Alexander the Great fighting in the Battle of Issus. ... Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831.

The mosaic was then rediscovered in 1831, when archaeologists discovered what they called the House of the Faun, which belonged to a wealthy family. The mosaic is now housed at the National ...

The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters. ... How the House of the Faun's mosaic was crafted ...

A detail from the mosaic in Pompeii's House of the Faun shows Alexander the Great. National Archaeologic Museum / Source: Discovery Channel ...

A mosaic originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii—dating from around 100 B.C.—that depicts Alexander the Great. Archaeologists have identified the site where one of the legendary ...

‘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 ...

Alexander mosaic from the House of the Faun. This photograph shows a detail from one of the most celebrated ancient mosaics to have survived into the modern era.

The Alexander Mosaic, which was excavated in the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy, depicts the Battle of Issos, which pitted Alexander the Great (above, seated on brown horse) ...