Most Impressive Ancient Mosaics Around The World

The nine muses of Ancient Greece discovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, now in modern-day Turkey. The mosaics have been almost perfectly preserved for over 2,000 years

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A mosaic featuring an Eros figure fishing on horse, from Greek Mythology, has been found in the southern province of Adana’s Yumurtalık district in nowadays Turkey.

Mosaic remains from the archaeological site of Volubilis, on the outskirts of Meknes, Morocco. The archaeological site was founded in the 3rd century BC and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997

Roman mosaic at the entrance to House of Tragic Poet in ruins of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 AD. Mosaic is approximately 2000 years old and depicts a chained dog with the caption “cave canem,” which means “beware of the dog.”

4th-century ancient mosaic from Halicarnassus with wishes: Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope

Triton with a Nereid on his back surrounded by sea creatures is the centerpiece of the huge monochrome mosaic of the Roman Baths at Isthmia. 2nd c. CE

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The mosaic in the so-called winter triclinium of the Roman villa at Antandros. A kantharos and birds are depicted in the center of the mosaic. The villa dates back to the 4th c. AD.

Pompeii– The mosaic of the Great Hunt of the Roman Villa of Casale di Piazza Armerina, Sicily

Roman mosaic, showing the legendary Minotaur, his labyrinth prison, and the hero Theseus who found the Minotaur and slayed him., circa late 200s AD

Mosaic of a lion and a bull’s head on the floor of one of the terrace houses, Ephesus, Asia Minor, Turkey

2000-year-old Roman mosaic washed by the waters of the mighty river Euphrates in the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey.

Mosaic in Portus Julius, Italy, the rediscovered mosaic has a wave frame in black and pink tiles on a white background, it once decorated the floor of a room of the Portus Julius

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An ornate mosaic floor in an underwater ancient city near Naples, Italy, known as Baia