may 21, 100 BC - Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun
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Mosaic
Republican Roman; Pompeii
Turning point of battle. The moment when the great ruler Darius, of Persia retreats from Alexander the Great.
The mosaic is capturing a moment and captures the drama
Found on the FLOOR of the House of the Faun although it was based on an original Greek painting.
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