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Before large portions of it disappeared in the year 2000 beneath the
rising waters of a new reservoir on the Euphrates River, the ancient
city of Zeugma yielded one of the richest troves of Roman mosaics
ever uncovered, including that of the gods
Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys
at left. Now undergoing restoration at Turkey's Gaziantep Museum,
the well-preserved mosaics depict a wide variety of mythological
scenes and individuals. Here, view ten of the finest mosaics, many
of which teams retrieved at the eleventh hour. Note that all names
of gods and other mythological characters are the Greek names.
Also, watch a
fly-through of the
14-room Roman villa that housed many of these mosaics.
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