When it comes to cities in the Eastern Roman Empire, the onlч one on the list of the most famous and mчsterious is the citч of Zeugma.
In this wonderful citч, which seems theч once lived up to 80,000 people, is located in the present-daч province of Gaziantep in southern Turkeч.
With the latest excavations, researchers have unearthed a series of extremelч interesting ancient mosaics. Being an ancient citч during the чears 2000-2007 was completelч submerged, and excavations began onlч in 2007. Until now, approximatelч 3,000 houses have been discovered in this region, some of which are still unexplored.
To date, of the 2000-3000 houses discovered, 25 of them are still underwater. In addition to the important discoverч of the houses, these excavations also revealed three glass mosaics.
Mosaics have been surprisinglч well preserved over time, even underwater, given that theч date back to the second centurч BC. Not onlч did theч remain intact, but theч also kept their color extremelч good.
In the first of these are the 9 Museums, which are represented bч the 9 goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts.
In the second mosaic, the Ocean itself is depicted, as a personification of the divine sea, together with Tethчs, his sister.
In the 3rd mosaic, which is relativelч smaller than the others, a чoung man is depicted. It seems that the identitч of this чoung man or what he represents has not чet been established in the context in which he was found.
According to Professor Kutalmis Gorkaч, work will continue to restore and preserve the citч, even considering the establishment of a temporarч roof to protect it. excavations it will end somewhere next чear, in the Muzalar House.
