Found these through a Jerusalem Post article:
Caesarea Byzantine mansion site inaugurated
Posted on 09/22/2005 1:02:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
CAESAREA, Israel -- Israeli archaeologists on Monday unveiled a Byzantine mosaic that had been buried under sand dunes for 50 years, along with a newly discovered, highly rare table dating from the same era.
The so-called mosaic "carpet" measuring 16 meters (53 feet) by 14.5 meters, was uncovered in the Israeli coastal resort of Caesarea and has been dated by archaeologists to the fifth and sixth centuries.
Bordered by a frieze of running animals, including lions, panthers, wild boars, antelope, elephant, dog and bull, interspersed with fruit trees, remains of the floor were first found during military exercises in 1950.
A full-scale excavation program got underway in 1955 and preservation work began in 2004.
The unique decorative glass design table, inlaid with gold encrusted glass platelets in various shapes, was found lying face down in rubble nearby.
Rounded on one side, the table is a common shape in the Roman and Byzantine periods, although archaeologists said that they knew no other similarly decorated item uncovered in organized excavation of a late Byzantine structure.
The finds were uncovered at a mansion that probably belonged to a most important person at the time in Caesarea, and perhaps in the entire province of Palestine Primae, an excavation organizer said.
What years were the Byzantine era? Anybody know?
Never mind, I found it. Sorry.
Any Pictures?
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Byzantine is a term applied to Romans/Greeks after they turned from paganism to the Christianity. So it starts with the conversion of emperor Constantine in IV century, them with the Germanic invasions in the West in V, VI, VII, VIII centuries the Christian Rome got reduced to the Greek speaking West. Palestine was under Christian rule from IV century to VII th century. It was in that time that the Jerusalem was reestablished and rebuilt because of the Christian pilgrims.
In VII century Muslims overrun Palestine and later North Africa and Syria so Byzantine Empire got reduced to Greece, Asia Minor (todays Turkey), Balkans and southern Italy. The last remaining parts of Byzantine empire (Constantinople and parts of Peloponnesus were destroyed by Muslims in XV century
Found these through a Jerusalem Post article:
Caesarea Byzantine mansion site inaugurated
That is exquisite.
`Impressive' villa mosaic unearthed near Caesarea
Haaretz | April 17, 2005 | Amiram Barkat
Posted on 04/18/2005 6:35:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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It's amazing when artifacts from Byzantium are found intact. So much was looted, destroyed and stolen by Muslims and other assorted hoodlums...and continues to be.
wow awesome
VERY cool, just beautiful.
Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
Sorry, I meant "Greek speaking East"
Thanks! I love this stuff!
Let's see...50 years ago was during the Eisenhower Administration. Any chance that the table was made of Formica? :^)
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