In 1913 the Zliten mosaic, a Roman mosaic famous for its many scenes from gladiatorial contests, hunting and everyday life, was discovered in the Libyan town of Zliten. In 2000 archaeologists working in Leptis Magna, Libya, uncovered a 30 ft length of five colorful mosaics created during the 1st or 2nd century AD. The mosaics show a warrior in combat with a deer, four young men wrestling a wild bull to the ground, and a gladiator resting in a state of fatigue, staring at his slain opponent. The mosaics decorated the walls of a cold plunge pool in a bath house within a Roman villa. The gladiator mosaic is noted by scholars as one of the finest examples of mosaic art ever seen — a "masterpiece comparable in quality with the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii." COUNT 5
QSN1 What scenes are depicted on the Zliten mosaic? ANS1 gladiatorial contests QSN2 When was the Zliten mosaic discovered? ANS2 1913 QSN3 How long was the mural discovered in Libya? ANS3 30 ft QSN4 The mosaics uncovered in Libya were from which century? ANS4 1st or 2nd century AD QSN5 The gladiator mosaic is on par with the Alexander mosaic in which city? ANS5 Pompeii