09-15-2016, 10:43 AM
As there are no extant accounts of Alexander having Elephants in his army I very much doubt this mosaic pertains to Alexander the Great.
However, the Romans used elephants in their baggage trains, as evidenced in the pen & ink drawings of the Column of Theodosius and the Column of Arcadius, as well as several other depictions. The weapons and equipment smacks of Late Roman period, and there has been speculation that the mosaic actually depicts Julian on his campaign against the Sassanids.
However, the Romans used elephants in their baggage trains, as evidenced in the pen & ink drawings of the Column of Theodosius and the Column of Arcadius, as well as several other depictions. The weapons and equipment smacks of Late Roman period, and there has been speculation that the mosaic actually depicts Julian on his campaign against the Sassanids.
Adrian Coombs-Hoar
