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title: Battle of Hydaspes mosaic
author: Jorge António
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4078/battle-of-hydaspes-mosaic/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Battle of Hydaspes mosaic

_Authored by [Jorge António](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jorgemaantonio/)_

## Image File

[![Battle of Hydaspes mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4078.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4078.jpg)

## Image Caption

The representation of [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/), and the most emblematic scene of the [Battle of Hydaspes](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/660/battle-of-hydaspes/) in the triclinium floor of [Medusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medusa/) House. This proves to be a documentary source of enormous importance in the study of Late Antiquity elites in Hispania. The dominus, a military man, possibly with added functions in the local administration (Abelterium, Lusitania) of the [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/), identifies with the conqueror of Asia, kosmókrator, as reference model of political and military career. [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Hydaspes, 326 BCE

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## Cite This Work

### APA
António, J. (2015, September 16). Battle of Hydaspes mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4078/battle-of-hydaspes-mosaic/>
### Chicago
António, Jorge. "Battle of Hydaspes mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 16, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4078/battle-of-hydaspes-mosaic/>.
### MLA
António, Jorge. "Battle of Hydaspes mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Sep 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4078/battle-of-hydaspes-mosaic/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Jorge António](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jorgemaantonio/ "User Page: Jorge António"), published on 16 September 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.