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Monday, April 24, 2023

The Ancient Greek Fisherman and His Astonishing Villa Mosaics

Phainos was the most famous fisherman of his time who lived in the 2nd century AD in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus. His villa, adorned with astonishing mosaics depicting sea creatures, was accidentally discovered by property developers in 2018. Phainos was considered the richest fisherman of the Roman period in Halicarnassus, located near the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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