Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic

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Carole Raddato
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published on 15 March 2016
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Detail of a 6th-century mosaic floor that used to decorate the pavement of the peristyle court of the Palatium Magnum, the Great Palace of Constantinople. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2016, March 15). Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/

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Raddato, Carole. "Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 15, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2016. Web. 13 Nov 2024.

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