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Archaeologists Found a Roman Mosaic in Britain That Tells a Lost Version of the Trojan War

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...
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Achilles dragging the body of Hector round the Walls of Troy (+ King Priam pleading for the body of Hector; 2 works)

74 x 104 cm. (29.1 x 40.9 in.) ...
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Achilles Drags the Body of Hector around Walls of Troy, Priam Pleads for the Body of Hector, Ceiling Designs for the Galleria di Achille, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza, Italy

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Archaeologists unlock secrets of ‘remarkable’ Rutland mosaic

The hidden story behind a “remarkable” Roman mosaic uncovered in Rutland has been revealed by archaeologists. Described as “one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK”, the Ketton mosaic ...

“Lost” Trojan War Story Found in One of Britain’s Greatest Roman Mosaics

An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...
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Achilles Drags the Body of Hector

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