Mosaic has a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman kingdom in Sicily in the 12th century, by eastern-influenced Venice, and among the Rus in Ukraine. Mosaic fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practise the old technique. Roman and Byzantine influence led Jews to decorate 5th and 6th century synagogues in the Middle East with floor mosaics. 

Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found at Tiryns; mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and the 4th-century BC mosaic of The Beauty of Durrës discovered in Durrës, Albania in 1916, is an early figural example; the Greek figural style was mostly formed in the 3rd century BC. Mythological subjects, or scenes of hunting or other pursuits of the wealthy, were popular as the centrepieces of a larger geometric design, with strongly emphasized borders. Pliny the Elder mentions the artist Sosus of Pergamon by name, describing his mosaics of the food left on a floor after a feast and of a group of doves drinking from a bowl. Both of these themes were widely copied. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. When did Mosaic begin?
2. How long ago did Mosaic begin?
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Q2:
1. What is the name of the place where Mosaic began?
2. Mosaic began in which place?
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Q3:
1. What is the location of the place where Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found?
2. Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found in what location?
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Q4:
1. Pebble Mosaics were made in what part of Greece?
2. What is the name of the place in Greece where Pebble Mosaics were made?
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Q5:
1. Mosaic art flourished in what era?
2. What is the era when mosaic art flourished?
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Q7:
1. Which empire was present during the 6th to 15th centuries that is known for being an era where mosaic art flourished?
2. Mosaic art flourished between the 6th to 15th centuries under what empire?
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Q8:
1. Mosaics were found in Macedonia in what century?
2. During which century were mosaics found in Macedonia?
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Q9:
1. What is the name of the city in Macedonia where mosaics were found?
2. Mosaics were found in which Macedonian city?
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Q10:
1. At what location in Aegae were mosaics found?
2. Mosaics were found in the Macedonian city of Aegae in what location?
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Q11:
1. What is the name of the mosaic that was found in Durres?
2. Durres is known as the place where which mosaic was found?
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Q12:
1. When was the mosaic called "The Beauty of Durrës" found in the city of Durres?
2. The mosaic called "The Beauty of Durrës" was found in the city of Durres how long ago?
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