In Turkey, a stunning mosaic with the legendary Trojan hero Aeneas has been discovered (photo)

nA stunning mosaic depicting the legendary Trojan hero Aeneas, who was mentioned in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, has been discovered in Turkey. The discovery was made during excavations of the foundation at a construction site in the city of Osmaniye.

The remains of a Roman villa were discovered there. This was reported by GreekReporter.

Experts do not know of any other example of such a mosaic in the world. The visual quality and images of the mosaic compete with the mosaics of the famous ancient city of Zeugma in Gaziantep.

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The mosaic area, built in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, is believed to have decorated the floor of a villa of that period.

"The discovery of a mosaic in the ancient Roman city of Flaviapolis depicting a hero of the Trojan War is an unsurpassed discovery for archaeology and history," the researchers said.

Let's recall that scientists conducted a thorough examination of the mermaid mummy from Fiji, which was found by an American sailor in Japan in 1906. They claimed that it is a mutant of fish, monkey, and reptile.

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