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Roman Mosaic depicting theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy, 2nd century CE, from Rome. (Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums)

Plato's Academy, Roman mosaic from Pompeii, 1st century BCE. Museo Nazionale Archologico, Naples.

Roman mosaic depicting the fight between two equites gladiators named Simmachius and Maternus, cheered on by the lanistae. Above, Maternus, with a crossed-out O beside his name symbolizing death, lies defeated by Symmachus, whom the inscription...

Mosaic depiction of the Palace of Theodoric in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, 561 CE. The figures of Theodoric the Great and others were blackened out of the image under Pope Gregory the Great. You can still see...

Close-up of the Triumph of Dionysos mosaic showing the god Dionysus seating on a two-wheeled chariot. House of Dionysus, late 2nd / early 3rd century CE, Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus.

“The Peacock Mosaic,” middle of second century CE, Musée Theo Desplan, Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

The restored Circus Mosaic from Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France), 2nd century CE. It vividly depicts a chariot race with eight chariots competing, two from each faction. The four teams, known by the colours worn by the charioteers (blue, green...

Roman coloured stone mosaic floor with panther or lioness from a private residence in Mediolanum (modern Milan) 3rd century CE.

A close-up of the Nile Mosaic (c. 2nd century BCE), depicting Ptolemaic ships with soldiers onboard. National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina.

Details from the pastoral compositions in the Great Palace mosaics, Istanbul, Turkey. Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated in...