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title: Mosaic, Pompeii
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/960/mosaic-pompeii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mosaic, Pompeii
_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/960.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) from the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) town of [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/), buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Such fine mosaics were a common feature of floors in the villas of the town and depicted scenes from [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/), the owner's business interests or, as here, animal scenes. (Archaeological Museum of Naples, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Napoli), M. H. (. a. t. M. A. N. d. (2012, November 15). Mosaic, Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Napoli), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di. "Mosaic, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 15, 2012. .
### MLA
Napoli), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di. "Mosaic, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Nov 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2127069610/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2127069610/) by [**Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli)**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2127069610/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 November 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, 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.