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![The Judgement of Paris Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4555.jpg?v=1705420566)
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The Judgement of Paris Mosaic
Mosaic depicting the Judgement of Paris, one of the preliminaries in the Trojan War story. The mosaic, dating to the second century CE, adorned a dining room in the house of a wealthy Roman in Antioch on the Orontes (modern-day Southeastern...
![Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4646.jpg?v=1728898869-1728898911)
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Cyclops Polyphemus & Galatea Mosaic
Mosaic with the Cyclops Polyphemus and the nymph of the sea Galatea, discovered in 1959 during excavation work under the Plaza de la Corredera in Cordoba, Spain. The mosaic dates to the 2nd century CE. Salón de los Mosaicos (Hall of Mosaics...
![Magdala Synagogue Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8613.jpg?v=1599508804)
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Magdala Synagogue Mosaic
Magdala synagogue of the first century CE with evidence of a mosaic floor and the carved stone in the center area of the synagogue. Under the mosaic a bronze coin of Herod Antipas minted in Tiberias (Year 33 = 29 CE) was found.
![Late Antique Mosaic of Ktisis](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19254.jpg?v=1722508734-1722508741)
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Late Antique Mosaic of Ktisis
Fragment of a late antique floor mosaic depicting Ktisis (Gr. ΚΤΙΣΙΣ), personification of 'Foundation', first half of 6th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Ktisis is among the most often represented personifications of abstract...
![Poseidon Mosaic, Amphipolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6827.jpg?v=1618754404)
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Poseidon Mosaic, Amphipolis
A mosaic from a chapel in the Strymon valley. This is an early Christian mosaic depicting the god Poseidon with a halo. It displays the need for a smooth transition from paganism to Christianity. 3rd Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of...
![Stag Hunt Mosaic from Pella](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5019.jpg?v=1599404404)
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Stag Hunt Mosaic from Pella
The Stag Hunt Mosaic signed by Gnosis, from the House of the Abduction of Helen in Pella (Macedon, Greece), late 4th century BCE. The figure on the right is possibly Alexander the Great due to the date of this mosaic. The figure to the left...
![Mother & Dog, Byzantine Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7823.jpg?v=1600848004)
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Mother & Dog, Byzantine Mosaic
Mother and the dog: A mother is breastfeeding her baby. The scene is a representation of Isis with her child Horus. A dog on the left of the woman is looking at her with its raised head. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century CE. Place...
![Hunting Dog Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12744.jpg?v=1724320768-1724320796)
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Hunting Dog Mosaic
Detail of the Lod Mosaic: a rabbit eating grapes and a Lakonian hunting dog wearing a harness. The mosaic is believed to belong to a large and well-appointed Roman house in Lod, Israel, c. 300 CE.
![Leadenhall Street Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4970.jpg?v=1599403502)
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Leadenhall Street Mosaic
The mosaic from Roman Britain, features Bacchus riding on a tiger rather than the more usual spotted leopard, referring to the myth that the god visited India. Appropriately enough, the mosaic was discovered during building work on the premises...
![Bikini Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/236.jpg?v=1738262405)
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Bikini Mosaic
3rd Century mosaic of Bikini Girls at the Villa Romana at Piazza Armerina in Sicily.