Megalopsychia Hunt of Antioch mosaics

They were discovered at the ancient village of Yakto, near Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.

[1] They are representative of the trait or virtue of megalopsychia, which has been interpreted to mean arrogance or the belief of superiority and being worthy of great things and respect.

One interpretation of these scenes is that they represent not only the strength of those depicted, but courage and the subjugation of the natural world by the ruler.

[3] The battles surrounding her show the various rises and falls of human society, the wars they wage, the victories won and the defeats suffered.

The other mosaic has a lead male figure in a hunting scene where he is killing a lion, with men and horses fighting animals around him.