Title
Battle of Issus (Alexander Mosaic)
Subject
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
Darius III, King of Persia, d. 330 B.C.
Description
From the House of the Faun, Pompeii, this mosaic is a copy of a painting by Philoxenos of Eretria, dating from ca. 310 BCE
Creator
Philoxenos of Eretria
Source
MRC Visual Resources Collection
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1st Century BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
mosaics (visual works)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4354102
vw-20100401-1
Date Created
2011-08-26
Date Modified
2011-08-26
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
approx. 8 10 X 16 9
Medium
tessera mosaic
Spatial Coverage
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (Naples, Italy)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Philoxenos of Eretria, “Battle of Issus (Alexander Mosaic),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 10, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/34680.