A rare Roman mosaic and surrounding villa complex in the UK are hailed as the find of the century by experts
“A ramble through the fields with the family turned into an incredible discovery,” Jim Irvine, son of landowner Brian Naylor in Rutland, East Midlands,Historic England – officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. He was walking through his family’s land during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, when something out of the ordinary caught his eye.
Indeed, what Irvine had discovered was something amazing: a mosaic depicting scenes from Homer’s Iliad, dating back to Roman times. A team from University of Leicester Archaeological Services , working in partnership with Historic England and in liaison with Rutland County Council led the path to the decision.
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