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Before large portions of it disappeared in the year 2000 beneath the rising waters of a
new reservoir on the Euphrates River, the ancient city of Zeugma yielded one of the richest
troves of Roman mosaics ever uncovered, including that of the gods
Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys at left. Now undergoing restoration at Turkey's Gaziantep
Museum, the well-preserved mosaics depict a wide variety of mythological scenes and
individuals. Here, view ten of the finest mosaics, many of which teams retrieved at the
eleventh hour. Note that all names of gods and other mythological characters are the Greek names.
Also, watch a fly-through of the 14-room Roman villa that housed many of these mosaics.
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