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Incredibly rare Roman mosaic depicting a mythical chariot race for a Greek princess
Daily Mail ^
| 1 September 2019
| Harry Howard
Posted on 09/02/2019 9:47:48 AM PDT by mairdie
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To: hanamizu
Daily mail should send a photojournalist to the farm with a camera and a shovel and take a photo for posterity.
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posted on
09/02/2019 11:25:52 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: Tax-chick
Master of Horses. Sounds like a useful lady.
She makes the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race now
(You look like an ace now you look like an ace)
A lotta guys try to catch her
But she leads them on a wild goose chase now
(You drive like an ace now you drive like an ace)
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posted on
09/02/2019 11:51:38 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: mairdie
Looks more Italian. Hope the princess appreciates it.
To: mairdie
BAFFLING! One of only 3 of its kind known to exist and NO PLANS to move it to a museum.
Stunningly asinine.
Expect it to be fully stolen inside of year.
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posted on
09/02/2019 12:03:42 PM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?)
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
“”The mosaic will now be covered over once more to protect it and to allow farming to continue. “”
They mean to bury it again!
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posted on
09/02/2019 12:40:43 PM PDT
by
Rio
To: Parley Baer
Princess Hippodamia???But he had a GREAT personality.
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posted on
09/02/2019 12:42:36 PM PDT
by
Rio
To: SoCal Pubbie
That picture is not what they uncovered. If you go to the story, they definitely found a mosaic floor, much larger than the pictured bas-relief.
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
09/02/2019 1:10:33 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." Walt Whitman)
To: colorado tanker; hanamizu
Article? Who reads the articles?
I see what youre saying.Thanks for the correction! What was the other pic? Another part of the find, or just another example of art illustrating the mythology?
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...
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posted on
09/02/2019 5:58:20 PM PDT
by
bitt
(WAITING.....)
To: SoCal Pubbie
another example of art illustrating the mythology
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posted on
09/02/2019 6:27:30 PM PDT
by
mairdie
(Egyptian Fayum Portraits of the Ptolemaic Period - https://youtu.be/ghLdvoR81f4)
To: SoCal Pubbie
For those who didn’t know the character mentioned by the poster the post was addressed to, it pointed to a Wikipedia article describing that character.
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posted on
09/02/2019 6:29:03 PM PDT
by
mairdie
(Egyptian Fayum Portraits of the Ptolemaic Period - https://youtu.be/ghLdvoR81f4)
To: bgill
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That's crazy. Pay the farmers NOT to use the field. No telling how much was destroyed in the rebury and dig up processes. "
Agreed.
Something this old, and this historical should not be reburied.
Why intentionally induce more damage and accelerated wear? Is there no one or no private/gov't body who could pay for some sort of preservation?
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posted on
09/02/2019 11:10:58 PM PDT
by
rxsid
(HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
To: SunkenCiv
Never date a girl named Princess Hippodamia.......................
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posted on
09/03/2019 6:17:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
To: mairdie
The mosaic will now be covered over once more to protect it and to allow farming to continue.How stupid. A small piece of land covered so < 10 dollars of gain can be grown. We defer to farmers WAY to much...
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posted on
09/03/2019 6:36:18 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: SoCal Pubbie
So far as I can figure, the other pic is just an illustration of the same mythological race. Nothing to do with the British find.
To: SoCal Pubbie
Doesnt look like a mosaic to me. Looks like a bas-relief frieze. That was my take too...
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posted on
09/03/2019 9:10:24 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(CNN's Lawrence O'Donnell rapes 5 year old boys and his Mom's a whore. IF true a bombshell story.)
To: GOPJ
If you read other responses to me it turns out that photo was not from the find. Clearly a mosaic when you see actual pictures. .
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