There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...

Approximately 200 years after the Battle of Issus, the Alexander Mosaic was created for the floor ... Alexander stares down a desperate Darius III, whose charioteer is commanding the horses ...

This mosaic, with monumental dimensions (583 x 325 cm) and composed of approximately 1.9 million tesserae, depicts the Battle of Issus, where Alexander the Great led the Macedonians to victory against ...

A Roman mosaic in Alter do Chão, Portugal, depicts Alexander the Great's clash with King Porus—one of only three such mosaics ...

The most iconic and impressive example of the former is the Alexander Mosaic ... the Persian army led by Darius III, King of Persia, in the Battle of Issus (333 BCE). Fun fact: Arab sources ...

Opposite him is another leader often identified as the Persian king Darius III. The mosaic probably depicts the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C.E., in which Alexander faced off against the Persian ...

The Alexander Mosaic ... Roman city of Pompeii—the mosaic depicts Alexander the Great on horseback, leading the Macedonian army to victory over Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Issus ...

A Roman mosaic in Alter do Chão, Portugal, depicts Alexander the Great’s ... Alexander face a king on the battlefield. Darius, at the Battle of Issus, but he fled in fear, and Porus, who ...

a massive mosaic depicting Alexander the Great’s triumph over the Persian king Darius III at the epic Battle of Issus. For nearly two centuries, this intricate artwork of over 1.9 million ...