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☆ Pompeii: Stunning frescoes of mythological characters uncovered at archeological site
  + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Ancient Romans were enjoying more than just the food during their feasts, a new discovery at the archaeological site of Pompeii has shown. Archaeologists working at the world-famous site have uncovered a banqueting hall with black-painted walls covered with frescoes of mythological characters associated with the Trojan War. The ornately decorated room provided an elegant setting for entertainment or conversation during banquets, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, which oversees the site, said. The elaborate dining room provided an elegant setting for entertainment, according to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Archaeological Park of PompeiiAnother shows a downcast Cassandra, daughter of Priam, with the god Apollo.
Persons: ” Gabriel Zuchtriegel, “, ”, Helen, Paris, Priam, “ Alexandros, Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Cassandra Organizations: CNN Locations: Paris, Troy, Roman, Pompeii, Vesuvius
☆ Çanakkale: Where ancient Troy sits beside the modern city
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Nick Hilden | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +9 min
CNN —An enormous wooden horse presides over the marina in Çanakkale, a small port city southwest of Istanbul. The clapboard animal is a mock-up of the Trojan Horse of mythological fame. Çanakkale (pronounced cha-na-call-ay) stands adjacent to the archaeological site that was once the ancient city of Troy, best known as the setting of the Trojan War in Homer’s “Iliad.”A giant wooden horse watches over Çanakkale. Today when you visit Truva – either via car or a short bus ride from Çanakkale – a second model of the Trojan Horse looms at the entrance. “We know that there were many wars that occurred at Troy,” Rose explains.
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