A five-year excavation has resulted in a unique treasure, as archaeologists have uncovered an astonishing mosaic that is 2,300 years old near the Roman Colosseum. This discovery was made at excavations on the side of Palatine Hill in Rome, revealing a large banquet room dating back to the first or second century, which features a large, intact, and vibrantly colored mosaic wall.
Historians estimate the age of the work to be 2,300 years, and it is part of an aristocratic palace near the Roman Forum (a rectangular public space that was located in the center of ancient Rome), which archaeologists have been digging since 2018. The ancient artwork measures approximately five meters long and is composed of colorful shells, mother-of-pearl (a composite of organic and inorganic materials produced by certain mollusks), along with shells, coral, precious glass, and marble.
