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Thursday, December 19, 2019
2,200-Year-Old Stunning Mosaic In Ancient Greek City Of Zeugma
In the ancient Greek town of Zeugma, it actually located in Turkey, three new mosaics have been discovered.
The mosaics dating from the 2nd century BC are exceptionally well preserved, but they’re still as beautiful as the first day.
In addition, in Dacia (presumably today’s Romania) there are two ancient cities named Zeugma and one in modern Gaziantep province of Turkey.
It was considered one of the largest trading centers in the Eastern Roman Empire in Turkey and prospered till the third century when it was completely destroyed and then struck by an earthquake by a Sassanid king
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