Archaeologists have discovered a stunning Roman-era mosaic in Syria, which depicts the events of the Trojan War.
General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums,A Syrian government agency discovered the 20-by-6-meter mural in Rastan, a city in central Syria near Homs.
Agency staff found it wella preserved fresco carefully executed in ancient times from colored stones measuring only 1.2 by 1.2 cm in the building. Excavations are underway at the ancient ruins under the building.
“We cannot determine the type of buildingbe it a public bath or something else, because excavations are ongoing,” Humam Saad, deputy director of excavations and archaeological research at the department, told The Associated Press.
The fresco dates back to the 4th century AD, afterseparation of the Western Roman Empire from the Eastern (also known as the Byzantine Empire). It depicts the Trojan War, the legendary battle between the Greeks and the Trojans in ancient Troy (modern Turkey), described in Homer's epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
The fresco also depicts Hercules (famousto the Greeks as Hercules), killing Hippolyta, the Amazon warrior queen, after he went for her belt as the ninth of his 12 labors.
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Cover: One side of a mosaic found in Rastan, Homs (AFP)