ALLEGORIC PERSONIFICATIONS IN MOSAICS FROM THE EAST AND HISPANIA: THE REPRESENTATION OF ABSTRACT CONCEPTS
Abstract
In the Ancient World art we find countless types of abstract ideas in the shape of allegorical images related to political power or religious rites. This study focuses on allegories which deal with philosophical concepts.
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