2 million stones, one masterpiece: How the House of the Faun's mosaic was crafted. (photo credit: Andreas Wolochow. Via Shutterstock) A new study published in the journal PLOS One has shed light ...

Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831. About a decade later, it was moved to the National Archaeological ...

The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters.

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...

Alexander Mosaic, c. 100 B.C.E., Roman copy of a lost Greek painting, House of the Faun, Pompeii. When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under a torrent of ash in A.D. 79, it also preserved one of the ...

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe currently playing at Curve Theatre is based on the novel by C S Lewis, with original ...

A Roman mosaic in Alter do Chão, Portugal, depicts Alexander the Great's clash with King Porus—one of only three such mosaics ...

It was unearthed in 1831 within a wealthy home known as the House of the Faun. Today, it is preserved at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Researchers describe the Alexander Mosaic as “the ...

If Sibley State Park were on Instagram, it would be that annoyingly photogenic friend who never takes a bad picture. The park ...