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Monday, April 17, 2017

Why are the 7 Sages of Greece looking at a globe?

The mosaic below was buried in Pompeii during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD and dug up in 1899 and is now in the National Museum in Naples. Why are the seven sages looking at the globe and apparently discussing something significant? What could be ...


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