US EditionCelebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
The Ketton mosaic illustrates a lost version of the Trojan War from Aeschylus’ play Phrygians, highlighting Roman Britain's cultural ties to the ancient Mediterranean, researchers say.
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Roman Mosaic Reveals a Lost Trojan War Story in Rural Britain
Complete Ketton mosaic within the floor plan of the triclinium with apse. Credit: Historic England / CC BY 4.0 A mosaic unearthed on a Rutland farm has revealed a rare Roman depiction of a lost story from the Trojan War, a scene never before recorded in Britain. Archaeologists say the discovery, made during a family’s lockdown walk, is one of the most significant finds in a century and offers new insight into how classical myth circulated at the…
Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it depicts an alternative "long-lost" telling of the Trojan War. The paper is published in the journal Britannia.
Ketton mosaic in Rutland reveals rare Aeschylean Trojan War scenes in late Roman Britain
Archaeologists have taken a significant step toward understanding one of the most striking Roman mosaics ever unearthed in Britain. A new study from the University of Leicester has confirmed that the celebrated Ketton mosaic in Rutland does not follow the familiar storyline of Homer’s Iliad, as originally assumed. Instead, it draws from a different and […]
An academic study from the University of Leicester has conclusively determined that the celebrated Roman mosaic discovered in Ketton, Rutland, does not depict scenes from Homer’s Iliad as originally believed. Research reveals that its visual narrative comes from an alternative and virtually lost version of the Trojan War, popularized [...]
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The ArchaeologistCelebrated Rutland mosaic depicts ‘long-lost’ Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
Ancient Historian at University of Leicester reveals that the Rutland mosaic depicts an alternative telling of the Trojan War to Homer’s Iliad.
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