D: c.100BCE P/S: Late Hellenistic
A: Philoxenos of Eretrea(only believed to be)
Pa: n/a
OL: Pompeii, Italy
M: Small mosaic tiles T: Tesserae mosaic
F: To portray the Battle of Issus
C: Made in the House of Faun which was the Largest house found in Pompeii. The house is thought to be built shortly after the Roman conquest of Pompeii and the mosaic proves the wealth and power of the most likely Roman ruling class inhabitant of the home.4
DT: Mosaic, Battle, Roman, Ruling class
M: : It is believed to show the Battle of Issues between Alexander the Great and the Persian King Darius III in the year 333BCE
