In this mosaic, that was built in the 2nd Century C.E. depicting a scene from the amores is a roman mosaic. In it, we can see several depictions of love. The Amores were written in 16 B.C.E, so the Romans had plenty of time to artistically depict scenes from the Amores that they found powerful or interesting. This piece of art is similar to Ovid's Amores in that both have at least one man and woman, possibly another woman is involved. In addition, both have the small figure of Cupid involved, as he is in the top right of this mosaic and also features heavily in the amores, as he is the god of all things love and is equivalent of Amor (Britannica). In Roman art, he is often wearing armor to establish the parallels between War and Love. In addition, a bed is displayed prominently displayed in the picture, which is likely the supreme place of Love. In Ovid's stories, a bed is also central to several poems (although it does not figure prominently in my poems). In the mosaic, the man is shirtless and in a very promiscuous staring contest with the woman, suggesting more intimate behaviors. However, another parallel to the Amores is the "other woman" who is staring at the shirtless man and although the shirtless man is focusing on his "main girl" right now, when he turns his attention to the other woman, things may get messy. In the Amores, the poet engages in intimate behavior with the handmaiden of his mistress. The main difference between these two pieces of art is obvious yet significant, which is that one is created with words and the other is with visuals. In the Amores, Ovid can use metaphors to depict all the intricacies of love and compare it to other things that we have seen before or can visualize, such as a warship being beached. However, with just visuals alone, an artist can only depict a relatively simple and shallow representation of the great work of art that the Amores is and of the complex topic of Love. It is impossible to find the mosaic artist that actually created this piece, although this piece was probably commissioned by relatively rich private homes or public buildings, although I would think that a private home would be more likely to commission this piece, because of its subject matter. The people that commissioned it probably were interested in honoring or displaying the Amores in their household. They probably did not intend for this mosaic to bring love into the family, as their are scenes of infidelity within.