The mythical figure of Alexander the Great was a popular character through the Middle Ages, and was often represented in art. Some of the most endearing depictions can be found in some church floor mosaics in southern Italy, all of them dating from the Norman period, 12th and 13th centuries. The floor mosaics of the cathedral in Otranto are the most famous, but the mosaicist who worked at Otranto also did similar mosaics in the cathedrals in Taranto and Trani. This detail is from the choir floor of Trani cathedral, with the figure clearly marked “REX ALEXANDER”, with a colourful, bejeweled crown on his head.