A mosaic measuring 11 meters wide and seven meters high was found in the county of Rutland in central England.
Archaeologists from the UK have recently discovered a Roman mosaic depicting the famous battle between two heroes of the Trojan War: Achilles and Hector. This was reported by the Greek Reporter.
It is noted that a mosaic measuring eleven meters wide and almost seven meters long was discovered in Rutland during the excavation of a complex of villas, consisting of many structures and other buildings, built in the third or fourth century AD.
John Thomas, Deputy Director of the Archaeological Survey at the University of Leicester, said it was “the most interesting discovery of a Roman mosaic in the UK in the last century”. He also added that the person who commissioned this work of art clearly understood the classics.
The story of Achilles and Hector in the Trojan War is very well described in Homer’s Iliad. Hector was one of the main defenders of Troy, and Achilles was a Greek warrior.
As Homer described, Hector almost won the war for the Trojans. After Achilles leaves the Greeks for some time, Hector enters the Greek camp, wounds Odysseus and threatens to burn the Greek fleet – until Agamemnon gathers his troops and drives the Trojans away.
Later, with Apollo’s help, Hector kills Patroclus, the best friend of the great Greek warrior Achilles, and steals his armor, which actually belonged to Achilles.
University of Leicester Archaeological Services
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