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title: Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16827/indian-triumph-of-dionysus-mosaic/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-12-21
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# Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16827.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16827.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Indian [Triumph](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Triumph/) of [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/) [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) once decorated a dining room (triclinium) in Setifis, a colony for [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) veterans founded during the reign of [Nerva](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nerva/) (r. 96-98 CE). The central panel of the mosaic depicts the triumphal return of Dionysus from his [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) of [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). The [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) is shown riding a [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) pulled by two tigers. He is surrounded by prisoners, maenads, satyrs, and exotic animals. The mosaic is dated to the early 4th century CE.

Museum of Sétif, Algeria.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, December 21). Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16827/indian-triumph-of-dionysus-mosaic/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16827/indian-triumph-of-dionysus-mosaic/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Indian Triumph of Dionysus Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Dec 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16827/indian-triumph-of-dionysus-mosaic/>.

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