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Lost Roman Mosaic May Preserve the Only Known Image of a Female Beast Hunter
A Roman mosaic destroyed more than a century ago is reshaping what historians thought they knew about women in the arena. Long treated as a damaged curiosity from ancient Reims, the work is now being reinterpreted as the only known visual depiction of a female beast hunter, or venatrix, in the Roman world. The reassessment,…
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Roman Mosaic in Türkiye Reveals Rare Askania Personification After 11 Years Underground
When a sewer trench was cut into a quiet street in northwestern Türkiye back in 2014, workers briefly exposed part of a Roman mosaic floor before authorities ordered the area sealed. It was too risky to investigate at the time, and too little was visible to understand what lay beneath.Eleven years later, archaeologists from the…
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Illegal Excavation in Turkey Uncovers Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic
In a rural area of Turkey, four individuals were caught conducting an illegal excavation that led to the discovery of a remarkable 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic. The operation, carried out by local law enforcement, resulted in the seizure of the historical artifact and the arrest of the suspects. This incident highlights the ongoing issue of illicit…