I found this awesome looking mosaic of the Battle of Guagamela (?). I put that question mark next to the Battle of Guagamela, because (according to Wikipedia) there's a debate whether it portrays that or the Battle of Issus (the decisive battle during the war between Alexander the Great and Darius III). As the source says, Guagamela literally means "dead tree", and in the middle (off-set to the left) of the picture there's an outlandish dead tree. However, the idea of the mosasic depicting the Battle of Issus is very traditional.
Ya, that whole thing was over the setting of 2200-year-old picture, but I think it's interesting, so I post for you anyway! =)
Second-century, battle of (?) mosaic found in Pompeii -
(Alexander is easily recognizable on the left, Darius has hand outstretched (motioning to Alexander or the follow-through of having chucked a javelin at him) atop a chariot.)
Detail on Alexander (Visual Dictionary of the World)-
"...perhaps no work of art has better captured the frenzy and confusion of battle." - In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great... a look of terror on the face of a Persian soldier -
6 comments:
pshh you need a 'i dont need his traits, i already have all of them' option on that poll :P
haha thatd be funny. but um id probably sayy tolerance bcuz people drive me nuts.
but thats just bcuz im easily annoyed =]
Ha, ha... of course you have all of those Sarah! Maybe I should've put a "humble" option instead! =)
Oh, I read that the Battle of Guagamela was also known as the Battle of Arbela.
haha pshh of course im humbllee
Ha, ha... right.... jk, jk....
In that Dumbest Things Ever Said book there was an athlete who once said something along the lines of, "I pride myself on my humility."
Oh, concerning the hand of Darius, Groblette made an interesting assessment; he may be crying out to his dying brother, Oxyarthes, who sacrificed himself by taking the fatal javelin throw directed toward his sibling and king. Cool? I think so. =)
Even heathens can have a sense of loyalty!
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