Even in antiquity it was possible to make a
fortune being a “simple” fisherman.
The recent discovery of a villa in Halicarnassus
The villa is richly floored with mosaics
depicting huge fishes and a fisherman – modesty was not a virtue in antiquity!
At a depth of only three meters, archaeologists have also unearthed many marble
slabs, some pottery, perfume bottles and, of course, fishing equipment.
Moreover, a Roman bath and a group of ten tombs with human remains have also
been discovered.
It is, however, strange to read that other
villas and mosaics referring to Phainos
were found as early as the 1890s. How did modern Bodrum handle these finds and where are they now, I wonder.
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