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(4 min read)<\/strong> Now that we\u2019ve dipped our toes into August, it seems only fair to dedicate an article to what\u2019s to be (meteorologists say) the hottest month this year in both the western and northern hemispheres. July was already hot, but it seems that August will be hellish, so let\u2019s talk nice about it and hope someone in charge of the weather will hear us\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neptune ans Salacia wall mosaic in Herculaneum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/br>

On a cheerful note, August is famous for a variety of things, including dog days of summer, National Smile Week, and National Watermelon Day. However, August is named after Augustus Caesar, who was the founder and first emperor of the Roman Empire. It is also interesting to note that August was originally the sixth month of the year, so it had 30 days. It was later moved and one day was added to it, so it is as long as July, which was named after Julius Caesar, Augustus\u2019s great-uncle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mosaic art of Bacchic Dancers, Hatay, Turkey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/br>

So it seems that the most proper way for a mosaic blog to honor August is to chat a bit about Roman mosaic art and its significance and legacy. After all, if it weren\u2019t for ancient Roman mosaic art, we wouldn\u2019t know a variety of things about the lives of the ancient Romans we know today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antioch Mosaic art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Large-scale Roman mosaic of a deer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient Romans created some gorgeous mosaic artworks, but their beauty was only one part of their overall value. Their true value was realized many centuries later because they helped future generations learn so much about the everyday life of Romans. From the essential documentation of ordinary objects such as tools, clothing, food, weaponry, and nature, to depictions of gladiator fights, hinting, athletics and farming, mosaic art truly served as a historian for this and many other time periods in human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Triumph of Neptune mosaic art, Bardo Museum, Tunis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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In short, characteristic Roman patterns created of small white and black tiles are considered Roman mosaic art. As for materials used as mosaic tiles, ceramic glass and stone were most common, including colorful seashells of various shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Justinian the Great, mosaic art, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Roman mosaic art has its roots in the bronze age when Minoans started pebbling their floors. Greeks took over that concept and gave it a little twist\u200a\u2014\u200amosaic motifs on their floors repeated themselves. These first attempts at pebble mosaic art date back to the 5th century BCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medusa mosaic floor, 2nd century BC, Piraeus, Greece. Photo by Helen Miles Mosaics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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However, it wasn\u2019t until the 3rd century BCE that the Roman mosaic as we know it flourished and took off as an art form. Instead of pebbles mosaicists started using tesserae mosaic tiles and using coloration and shading to make their mosaic artworks more captivating. One of the best artists from that period was Sosus of Pergamon whose glorious Drinking Doves mosaic artwork is being replicated and admired to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mosaic art from Hadrian\u2019s Villa, 2nd century AD, one of the probable copies of Sosus\u2019s work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Roman mosaic art was heavily influenced by the Hellenistic period that came before it. So much so, that some of the most notable Roman mosaic artworks have Greek names. One of the most famous Roman mosaic artworks, the Alexander Mosaic, was a close replica of classic Hellenistic artwork. However, today we seem to acknowledge the influence of Roman mosaic art the most. We often forget that it started off by mimicking classical Greek masterpieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The white and black tesserae mosaic art was definitely the main current of mosaicism at the time and it managed to last all throughout the third century CE. Some other mosaic art forms included using mostly red mortar aggregate and white mosaic tiles, known as opus signum, as well as employing huge-colored stone or marble slabs, a technique called opus sectile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animal mosaic artworks found in Pompeii.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/br>

All mosaic techniques were first used on floors and later on mosaic art started appearing on walls of Roman baths and pools, and from there it moved into other parts of palaces, rich homes, squares, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roman mosaic art of a cobra from the House of the Faun in Pompeii.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Cave Canem, (Beware of the Dog), 2nd-3rd century.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Today, most mosaic artists still create their masterpieces the way that those in ancient Rome once did. The Roman and greek patterns still grace floors and borders in residences around the world, and some shadowing and coloring techniques are used on mosaic portraits. Thanks to its outstanding longevity and resilience, thousands of years old mosaic art taught us about ancient Rome and about itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/br>

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The legacy of Roman mosaic art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/br>
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The legacy of Roman mosaic art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/br>

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