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A mosaic that tells the jealous to burst
Top image: The 1,500-year-old mosaic with geometric and floral motifs discovered in the ancient city of Syedra, Türkiye. Source: General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums

A mosaic that tells the jealous to burst

Syedra, near Alanya. 1,500 years old. Greece and Rome. Known. Free

Known. A Greek line on the floor is read as telling jealous people to burst.

The mosaic is in the city of Syedra, near Alanya, on the coast of Turkey. It is 1,500 years old and covers nearly 15 square metres. It lay at the door of a large house used from the 2nd century AD until around the 7th century AD. A line in the middle is read as a welcome. The floor has shapes and plant patterns. Being covered over helped keep it.

The page does not say what is still argued.

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