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Roman mosaic floors christian. It is a roman copy of a lost greek painting from the house of the faun in pompeii. An ancient greek inscription for example was recently found on a 1 500 year old mosaic floor near the damascus gate in the old city of jerusalem. The alexander mosaic is from a floor in the house of the faun in pompeii and is composed of over 1 500 000 pieces tesserae. This is a period known as the third century crisis that nearly witnessed the end of the roman empire because of war economic dislocation famine and plagues traditionally it is seen as a time of decay and decline.

The mosaic is believed to have come from a private home that dates to the 3 rd century ad. The floors of the pools themselves were often set with mosaic as were the floors of mausolea sometimes even incorporating a portrait of the deceased. Once again the roman use of mosaics to decorate wall space and vaults would go on to influence the interior decorators of christian churches from the 4th century ce. A remarkably well preserved mosaic floor has been discovered by archaeologists beneath a vineyard in northern italy.

Nevertheless as indicated above it seems certain that wall mosaics had come into use in roman art well before emperor constantine s edict of. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements but also artwork hobby crafts and industrial and construction. The mosaic floors excavated in palestine in the last century or so pagan polytheist jewish christian samaritan muslim represent one of the most vibrant groups of historical documents in archaeology for understanding the multicultural development of religious identities some discrete and separate some syncretistic all in different. Design perfectly preserved ancient roman mosaic floor discovered in italy.

Illustrating an opus vericulatum is the alexander mosaic c. They were highly influenced by earlier and contemporary hellenistic greek mosaics and often included famous figures from history and mythology such as alexander the great in the alexander mosaic. The inscription mentions the byzantine emperor. Thousands of extant fragments and entire mosaics have been found on the walls ceilings and floors of roman ruins scattered throughout the roman empire.

Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration and were particularly popular in the ancient roman world. Some mosaics are made up of small bits of material called tesserae typically cut cubes of. Roman mosaics are an ancient form of art consisting of geometrical and figural images built up from arrangements of tiny pieces of stone and glass. Original in naples archeological museum.

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