Zliten mosaic

Zliten mosaic
Year2nd century AD
TypeMosaic
Dimensions573 cm × 397 cm (18 ft 10 in × 13 ft 0 in)
LocationThe Archaeological Museum of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya

The Zliten mosaic is a Roman floor mosaic from about the 2nd century AD, found in the town of Zliten in Libya, on the east coast of Leptis Magna.[1] The mosaic was discovered by the Italian archaeologist Salvatore Aurigemma in 1913 and is now on display at The Archaeological Museum of Tripoli.[2] It depicts gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, and scenes from everyday life.[3]

  1. ^ Agnès Vinas. "Mosaïque de Zliten - Situation géographique de Zliten (Geographic location of Zliten)" (in French). www.mediterranees.net. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference vinas-museum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Agnès Vinas. "Venatio et damnatio ad bestias" (in French). www.mediterranees.net. Retrieved February 9, 2011.