Mosaic of the Philosophers
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The Mosaic of the Philosophers[1] (first century A.D.) is a Roman mosaic discovered at Torre Annunziata (Pompeii) now housed at the Naples National Archaeological Museum. It depicts seven philosophers sitting around a sphere. It is the object of a chapter in Sloterdijk's Spheres.
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