The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
The shadow of
Archeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi is cast over a rare mosaic floor
dating to the 4th century depicting scenes from a chariot race in the
hippodrome, uncovered and shown to the media for the first time
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2016, in Akaki village outside from capital Nicosia,
Cyprus. The extraordinary mosaic floor is 11 meters long and four meters
wide (36 by 13 feet) depicting scenes of a chariot race in the
hippodrome in ancient Rome, in ornate detail. (AP Photo/Pavlos
Vrionides)
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-4th-century-mosaic-chariot-cyprus.html#jCp
"A mosaic floor dating to the 4th century and depicting scenes from a
chariot race in the hippodrome has been uncovered, the only one of its
kind in Cyprus and one of only a handful in the world, a Cypriot
archaeologist said Wednesday.
Cyprus Antiquities Department
archaeologist Fryni Hadjichristofi told the Associated Press that out of
the many hundreds of ancient mosaic floors discovered around the world,
only around seven depict similar chariot races at the hippodrome. What
distinguishes this mosaic is its ornate detail and the fact that it
depicts complete scenes from race in which four chariots, each with a
team of four horses, are competing. This may be representative of
different factions in competition with each other in ancient Rome.
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