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Polychrome Late Antique Mosaic and Christian Monogram Unearthed in Sicily
Archaeologists working in Agrigento, Sicily, have uncovered a polychrome geometric mosaic and a group of objects linked to the city’s early Christian community. The discoveries were made during the 11th excavation campaign in the Hellenistic-Roman Quarter of ancient Agrigentum, close to a large Roman bath complex. The excavated building remained in use for nearly eight…
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1,500-Year-Old Greek Inscription Mosaic Reading “Let the Envious Burst” Discovered in Syedra Ancient City in Turkey
A mosaic floor laid some 1,500 years ago in a house overlooking the Mediterranean carried a message for anyone who stepped inside. Written in Greek letters set into colored stone, the words were simple and direct: “Let the envious burst.” Archaeologists recently uncovered the inscription in the ancient city of Syedra, near modern Alanya in…