He had been scourged; real thorns bloodied his head; those about the cross wore armor—not of Roman soldiers but such ... Coccioli has achieved a mosaic of miniatures in which the state of ...
With support from the Nigrán City Council and crowdfunding, the Association for the Repatriation of the Mosaic raised €58,000 to purchase the piece.
A farmer discovered a 900-square-foot mosaic from the third century in his field in Turkey. Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era.
Now, researchers are conducting a long, intensive analysis Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity.
Restoration work was completed on a floor mosaic in a Roman villa at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in the TaÅŸköprü district of Kastamonu. The mosaic, believed to date to the 4th century ...