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English: Detail of the Alexander Mosaic, representing Alexander the Great on his horse. There is a scared man behind Alexander, and the man's head in Alexander's armor is a representation of Medusa. His horse is named Bucephalus. House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 100 AD.
Português: Detalhe do chamado "Mosfasd aico de Alexandre", originalmente na Casa do Fauno em Pompeia (c. 100 a.C.), representando Alexandre em seu cavalo, Bucéfalo (Museu Nacional Arqueológico de Nápoles).
Français : Détail la mosaïque représentant Alexandre le Grand sur son cheval Bucéphale. Sur l'armure d'Alexandre, une Méduse. Maison du Faune à Pompéi. vers 100 av. J.-C.
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  • (Delete all revisions of this file) (cur) 22:19, 1 July 2005 . . PHG (Talk | contribs | block) . . 700×483 (249,700 bytes) (Pompei mosaic. {{PD-art}})

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