Thu Oct 13, 2022, 09:40 AM
Wicked Blue (5,083 posts)
'Rare' Roman mosaic found in Rastan, Syria .webp
BBC News Oct. 13, 2022 A 1,600-year-old virtually intact Roman mosaic has been discovered in central Syria. The mosaic, measuring 20 x 6m (65.5 x 20ft), was found under a building in Rastan near Homs, which was held by rebels in the civil war until 2018. Showing mythical scenes including the Trojan and Amazon wars, it is said to be the rarest of its kind. *** But the latest find is being described as the most important archaeological discovery since the start of the conflict in 2011. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63240648 I'm not sure what language the words on the mosaic are. They don't look like Latin. Greek, maybe?
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 'Rare' Roman mosaic found in Rastan, Syria (Original post) |
Wicked Blue | Oct 2022 | OP |
| SheltieLover | Oct 2022 | #1 | |
| Tetrachloride | Oct 2022 | #2 | |
| Wicked Blue | Oct 2022 | #3 | |
| liberalla | Oct 2022 | #4 | |
| Gaugamela | Oct 2022 | #5 | |
| Wicked Blue | Oct 2022 | #9 | |
| docgee | Oct 2022 | #6 | |
| Pisces | Oct 2022 | #7 | |
| Jade Fox | Oct 2022 | #8 |
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 09:42 AM
SheltieLover (54,101 posts)
1. Wow!
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Ty for sharing!
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Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 09:46 AM
2. Aramaic, Koine Greek, Hebrew and various Arabic dialects
Response to Tetrachloride (Reply #2)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 09:51 AM
Wicked Blue (5,083 posts)
3. Thanks. Looking at the letters I think I see a Greek delta
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 09:57 AM
liberalla (8,168 posts)
4. Wow... stunning!
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 10:19 AM
5. It's Greek. Patroklos, Herakles, Philippa, Hippolyte, Menelaos, Pobos (Phobos, ie Apollo), etc.
Response to Gaugamela (Reply #5)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 11:44 AM
Wicked Blue (5,083 posts)
9. Thank you for translating!
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Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 10:32 AM
6. They must have the date wrong.
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Looks older than 1600 years. It's not Christian. And stories of the trojan war with Greek letters? More like 2400 years (based on that one art history class I had,
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Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 10:38 AM
Pisces (5,478 posts)
7. That's incredible.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 10:49 AM
Jade Fox (9,991 posts)
8. Amazon wars.....
