1,800-Year-Old Villa Of Famous Ancient Fisherman Phainos Unearthed In Turkey
AncientPages.com | June 20, 2018
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists discovered ruins and mosaics in Turkey’s southwestern city of Muğla and the findings are confirmed to belong to the villa of fisherman Phainos who lived in the 2nd century AD in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus.
Ruins of villa belonging to famous fisherman Phainos
Halicarnassus was an ancient Greek city which stood on the site of modern Bodrum in Turkey.
The city was famous for the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, also known simply as the Tomb of Mausolus, whose name provided the origin of the word "mausoleum". The mausoleum, built between 353 BC and 350 BC, ranked as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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