When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under a torrent of ash in A.D. 79, it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most ...

Discovered in 1831 in the House of the Faun—a wealthy family's residence in the Roman city of Pompeii—the mosaic depicts Alexander the Great on horseback, leading the Macedonian army to victory over ...

A detail from the mosaic in Pompeii's House of the Faun shows Alexander the Great. National Archaeologic Museum / Source: Discovery Channel ...

The Alexander Mosaic, depicting the Battle of Issus, from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Naples National Archaeological Museum. Books. February 2020. At the altar of Alexander. ... By the artistic ...

The masterpiece, dating back to the 1st century BC and originating from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, has extraordinary dimensions: it weighs about seven tons and is composed of almost two ...