Server Costs Fundraiser 2024
Help our mission to provide free history education to the world! Please donate and contribute to covering our server costs in 2024. With your support, millions of people learn about history entirely for free every month.
$3926 / $18000
Illustration
A Roman mosaic flooring with geometrical designs, Tarentum, southern Italy. 2nd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)
Subscribe to this author
![Mark Cartwright]()
About the Author
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.
Related Images
Image
Tiger Mosaic, Tarentum
A panel from a larger floor mosaic depicting a hunting tiger, Tarentum...
Image
Leopard Mosaic, Tarentum
A panel from a larger floor mosaic depicting a hunting leopard...
Image
Abduction of a Nymph Mosaic, Tarentum
The central panel from a larger floor mosaic depicting the abduction...
Image
Hunting Lion Mosaic, Tarentum
A panel from a larger floor mosaic depicting a hunting lion, Tarentum...
Image
Mourning Slave Boy from Tarentum
By his skinny body, overly large head, and short garment, the boy...
Image
Chariot Racer Mosaic, Tarentum
A detail from a floor mosaic depicting a chariot racer, Tarentum...
Cite This Work
APA Style
Cartwright, M. (2017, August 23). Geometrical Mosaic, Tarentum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7053/geometrical-mosaic-tarentum/
Chicago Style
Cartwright, Mark. "Geometrical Mosaic, Tarentum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 23, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7053/geometrical-mosaic-tarentum/.
MLA Style
Cartwright, Mark. "Geometrical Mosaic, Tarentum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Aug 2017. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
