A recent Guardian cartoon misplaces Saint George’s origins in modern Türkiye, but evidence confirms his roots in a Greco-Roman, Hellenized Christian environment of the Byzantine Empire, centuries before the region’s Turkish identity emerged.
Tag: Greco-Roman
A 2,000-year-old Greco-Roman basalt stele has been discovered in Manbij, Syria, featuring an eagle clutching a wreath and Greek inscriptions. The funerary monument reflects the cultural blend of Roman symbolism and Hellenistic language in the eastern provinces.
Egypt has retrieved three colossal Greco-Roman statues from Abu Qir Bay, including a Ramses II sphinx, a Ptolemaic colossus, and a Roman nobleman statue.
A historic Roman-era mosaic was unearthed this week during well-digging inside a private home in the historic town of Maryamen, Syria on May 18.
Archaeologists have uncovered the “Mosaic House,” a Greco-Roman residential complex in ancient Pergamon, blending Greek and Roman influences. The site features intricate mosaics and offers new insights into the city’s rich cultural heritage.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have announced the incredible discovery of a rock-cut tunnel deep…
A joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working in the vicinity of the Aga Khan tomb in…
