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A Roman floor mosaic depicting a Dionysiac mask. From a 1st century BCE villa in Rome.(Palazzo Massimo, Rome)
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Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.
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Cartwright, M. (2018, December 21). Dionysiac Mask Floor Mosaic. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9774/dionysiac-mask-floor-mosaic/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Dionysiac Mask Floor Mosaic." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 21, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9774/dionysiac-mask-floor-mosaic/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Dionysiac Mask Floor Mosaic." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2018. Web. 16 Jun 2021.