<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A massive thousand-year-old mosaic depicting the Trojan War and mythological figures was unearthed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">archeologists</a> in the ruins of an ancient <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/syria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syrian</a> city this week. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Archeologists said that the mosaic, which spans roughly 1,300 square feet, is an incredibly “rare” find and they were surprised to find it so well preserved because of the Syrian Civil War.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What is in front of us is a discovery that is rare on a global scale,” Dr. Humam Saad, the associate director of excavation and archaeological research at Syria’s General Directorate of Antiquities and Museum, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-travel-middle-east-syria-d0a5b2866292151377ac4a15ed64d657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Associated Press.  </span></p>
<div id="attachment_450860" style="width: 601px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-450860" class="wp-image-450860 " src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1243911475-300x200.jpg" alt="This picture taken on October 12, 2022 shows a view of a mosaic floor dating to the Roman era being excavated in the city of al-Rastan in Syria's west-central province of Homs, after its discovery was announced by Syria's General Directorate of Antiquities. - Syria revealed on October 12 a remarkably intact 1,600-year-old Roman-era mosaic including depictions of warriors in the Trojan War, with authorities hailing it as one of the &quot;rarest&quot; found. The mosaic is the latest to be found in Rastan, which the government seized back from rebels in 2018 after years of bloodshed. &quot;It is not the oldest of its kind, but it's the most complete and the rarest,&quot; according to Syria's General Directorate of Museums." width="591" height="394" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/10/GettyImages-1243911475-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/10/GettyImages-1243911475-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/10/GettyImages-1243911475-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/10/GettyImages-1243911475.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px" /><p id="caption-attachment-450860" class="wp-caption-text">Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images.</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mosaic, which was found in Rastan, shows scenes from the Trojan War, Amazon warriors, and the Roman sea god Neptune alongside 40 of his mistresses. The ancient artwork could be part of a bathhouse,  but archaeologists are still uncertain. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We can’t identify the type of the building, whether it’s a public bathhouse or something else, because we have not finished excavating yet,” Saad said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Trojan War was a legendary conflict that possibly happened over 3,000 years ago after Paris, a Trojan, ran away with Helen, the wife of Greek King Menelaus, igniting a ten-year siege of Troy and featuring figures like Achilles, Ajax,  Hector, and Ulysses. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Greeks were eventually able to conquer Troy because of the wiles of Odysseus, who devised a plan to smuggle in troops into the city through a large wooden horse designed to look like a sacrifice to a god. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ancient academics, like Herodotus, the “Father of History,” and the mathematician Eratosthenes, have </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200106-did-the-trojan-war-actually-happen"><span style="font-weight: 400;">treated</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Trojan War as a historical event, and there has been some archeological evidence to support the stories — mainly the <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/849/#:~:text=Troy%2C%20with%20its%204%2C000%20years,archaeologist%20Heinrich%20Schliemann%20in%201870.">discovery</a> of Troy in 1870 by Heinrich Schliemann and Frank Calvert. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The depiction of the war found in Rastan dates back to Roman settlement of the area. In recent years, it became the target of Syrian rebels. According to Saad, one rebel group attempted to sell portions of the mosaic on the black market but were unsuccessful. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Unfortunately, there were armed groups that tried to sell the mosaic at one point in 2017 and listed it on social media platforms,” he said. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although some of the regions history has been destroyed by ISIS or rebel groups, some Syrians are hoping that the unveiling of the mosaic leads to more historical tourism and interest in the war-torn area. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There are other buildings, and it’s clear that the mosaic extends far wider,” Sulaf Fawkherji, a trustee of the Nabu Museum and actress, told the AP. “Rastan historically is an important city, and it could possibly be very important heritage city for tourism.”</span></p>

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