Syria digs up 1,600-year-old "rare" Roman-era mosaic containing Trojan War depictions
Hindustan TimesSyria on Wednesday revealed a remarkably intact 1,600-year-old Roman-era mosaic including depictions of warriors in the Trojan War, with authorities hailing it as one of the "rarest" found. Soldiers carrying swords and shields are seen with the names of Greek leaders who took part in the Trojan War, said Hammam Saad, who heads excavations and archaeological studies at Syria's General Directorate of Museums. Mosaics adorn many of Syria's most famous archaeological sites, including Damascus' Umayyad Mosque, the Maarat al-Numan Museum in Idlib, as well as the floors and murals of the ancient city of Palmyra. The chaos that engulfed Syria at the peak of the war allowed moveable pieces -- such as coins, statuettes and mosaic fragments -- to be scattered worldwide through the antiquities black market.
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