Excavation of mosaic paintings in Greek tombs

According to information from the Greek Ministry of Culture, the large picture shows a man driving a new carriage discovered from the largest ancient tomb ever found in Greece, located in Amphipolis, northern Macedonia.

Huge mosaic paintings in mysterious tombs.(Source: AFP / Getty Images)

Arrays of black, white, blue, red, yellow and gray portrayed a picture of a chariot pulled by two white horses, driven by a bearded man from the bay leaf. . Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, stood in front of this carriage.

"This mosaic has a length of 4.5m and a width of 3m. This is the largest mosaic picture ever discovered, and it has not been excavated to the fullest," quoted the announcement of the Greek Ministry of Culture on AFP. .

According to archaeologists, this mosaic is dated from the 4th century BC. They discovered it when excavating the great tomb of Alexander the Great of Macedonia, beginning in August.

There are many theories about who is buried in this tomb, from Alexander's Persian wife to Olympias, his mother, or maybe one of the generals.

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