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1,800-year-old villa and mosaics of Greek fisherman Phainos discovered in Turkey
6/16/2018 07:00:00 PM 

Archaeological ruins and mosaics discovered in Turkey’s southwestern city of Muğla have been confirmed to belong to the villa of fisherman Phainos who lived in the 2nd century AD in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus, Diken news site reported on Friday.
 
In addition the ruins of the villa and a 20 square meter mosaic, a well, a Roman bath, marble work that were used in luxury residences back then, pottery, perfume bottles, and fishing equipment have also been unearthed.

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