Turkish archaeologists unearthed the heads of Greek gods during their excavations in the city of Aizanoy. About informs Kütahya Dumlupınar University.
Aizanoi was founded as a Phrygian city on the western outskirts of the Phrygian kingdom. The city, which was dominated by the kingdoms of Pergamon and Bithynia in the Hellenistic period, BC. It came under the rule of the Romans in 133 BC. Most of its monumental buildings date back to the 3rd century AD, when Aizanoi was an important political and economic center in the Roman province of Phrygia Pakatiana.
Kütahya Dumlupinar University
Archaeologists from Kütahya Dumlupınar University are excavating in the immediate vicinity of Roman bridges that cross Penkalas Creek, a tributary of the Rindakos River. He discovered stone heads depicting Greek gods: Eros (the god of love), Dionysus (the god of ritual madness, religious fervor, festivals, and theater, as well as grape and winemakers), the demigod Heracles, and several other gods from the Greek pantheon.
The team also found a nearly finished statue missing only half of its pedestal and one foot. The statue is over 2 meters high and depicts a male figure. Scientists have not yet figured out whether the statue represents a monument to one of the inhabitants of the city or a deity.
Previously, a digger with a metal detector unexpectedly to create Roman gold earring.
Source: Gazeta
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