Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian’s Villa


Discover the drama of this split second in time, as a centaur flights big cats for his life.

 

Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian’s Villa, mosaic, c. 130 C.E. (Altes Museum, Berlin)


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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian’s Villa," in Smarthistory, November 28, 2015, accessed March 29, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/pair-of-centaurs-fighting-cats-of-prey-from-hadrians-villa/.