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title: Mosaic with the Bust of Athena
author: Müze Biletleri
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12868/mosaic-with-the-bust-of-athena/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mosaic with the Bust of Athena

_Authored by Müze Biletleri_

## Image File

[![Mosaic with the Bust of Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12868.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12868.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 3rd Century CE [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) from Tusculum, a major ancient [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) in the Latium region of [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/) ([Minerva](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minerva/)), goddess of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), can be seen (middle) with the phases of the moon surrounding her. This mosaic is held in the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) Cross Room, Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), Italy.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Biletleri, M. (2020, October 16). Mosaic with the Bust of Athena. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12868/mosaic-with-the-bust-of-athena/>
### Chicago
Biletleri, Müze. "Mosaic with the Bust of Athena." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 16, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12868/mosaic-with-the-bust-of-athena/>.
### MLA
Biletleri, Müze. "Mosaic with the Bust of Athena." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12868/mosaic-with-the-bust-of-athena/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.muzebiletleri.com/bilet/italya/roma/vatikan-muzesi/) by **Müze Biletleri**. Submitted by [Müze Biletleri](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bilgi/ "User Page: Müze Biletleri"), published on 16 October 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.