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title: Palace of Theodoric Mosaic
author: Nick Thompson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3090/palace-of-theodoric-mosaic/
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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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# Palace of Theodoric Mosaic
_Authored by Nick Thompson_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3090.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depiction of the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Theodoric in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), 561 CE. The figures of [Theodoric the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Theodoric_the_Great/) and others were blackened out of the image under Pope Gregory the Great. You can still see disembodied hands on some columns.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Thompson, N. (2014, October 02). Palace of Theodoric Mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Thompson, Nick. "Palace of Theodoric Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2014. .
### MLA
Thompson, Nick. "Palace of Theodoric Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/pelegrino/4692282288/in/photolist-89Db3L-6Ng5uE-cD3ZvQ-jmDYWF-9fe4gx-8BpJFb-64PEm8-7hmDT6-5K88MS-kMqKFc-pacL2y-6AUPMJ-785dZp-nYcaUe-KZxqh-oDim9b-7hmMGa-6pJ8dB-7dsWWL-cD3ZVj-cD3Zqd-cD3ZAu-cD3ZKC-7hqAmW-7hmDfg-4xuSjw-cD41wC-cD41aC-cD41Kd-KZydC-7Fk6x-7dsXqQ-4xuRFN-a3vw6x-4xqDxT-dQRyov-71KmAf-4Nu2Fu-7dYW7B-7e3PyC-7hmQC8-7hqJCE-dmufYR-dQR3eR-7dsWsC-7dp5UP-7Fk6z-7Fk6A-jSvvrB-7hqJQQ/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/pelegrino/4692282288/in/photolist-89Db3L-6Ng5uE-cD3ZvQ-jmDYWF-9fe4gx-8BpJFb-64PEm8-7hmDT6-5K88MS-kMqKFc-pacL2y-6AUPMJ-785dZp-nYcaUe-KZxqh-oDim9b-7hmMGa-6pJ8dB-7dsWWL-cD3ZVj-cD3Zqd-cD3ZAu-cD3ZKC-7hqAmW-7hmDfg-4xuSjw-cD41wC-cD41aC-cD41Kd-KZydC-7Fk6x-7dsXqQ-4xuRFN-a3vw6x-4xqDxT-dQRyov-71KmAf-4Nu2Fu-7dYW7B-7e3PyC-7hmQC8-7hqJCE-dmufYR-dQR3eR-7dsWsC-7dp5UP-7Fk6z-7Fk6A-jSvvrB-7hqJQQ/) by [**Nick Thompson**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/pelegrino/4692282288/in/photolist-89Db3L-6Ng5uE-cD3ZvQ-jmDYWF-9fe4gx-8BpJFb-64PEm8-7hmDT6-5K88MS-kMqKFc-pacL2y-6AUPMJ-785dZp-nYcaUe-KZxqh-oDim9b-7hmMGa-6pJ8dB-7dsWWL-cD3ZVj-cD3Zqd-cD3ZAu-cD3ZKC-7hqAmW-7hmDfg-4xuSjw-cD41wC-cD41aC-cD41Kd-KZydC-7Fk6x-7dsXqQ-4xuRFN-a3vw6x-4xqDxT-dQRyov-71KmAf-4Nu2Fu-7dYW7B-7e3PyC-7hmQC8-7hqJCE-dmufYR-dQR3eR-7dsWsC-7dp5UP-7Fk6z-7Fk6A-jSvvrB-7hqJQQ/). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 02 October 2014. 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.