Zeus Discovery in Ancient Aphrodisias: "As if He Were a Breathing God"
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Stone-head-of-Zeus.jpg?itok=AzlzS8d6"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Stone-head-of-Zeus.jpg?itok=AzlzS8d6" width="610" height="406" alt="Stone head of Zeus, found in ancient Aphrodisias, Turkey Source: Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>The ancient city of Aphrodisias, located in the Geyre neighborhood of Karacasu district in Ayd?n province, western Turkey, has long been celebrated for its exceptional marble sculptures. Recently, this iconic city of sculptors added another remarkable find to its legacy—a marble 'Zeus head'—unearthed during ongoing excavations.</p>
<p>The discovery was announced by Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, <a href="https://www.ktb.gov.tr/?_Dil=2" rel="nofollow">Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism,[/url] who described it as a “unique discovery in Aphrodisias.” The colossal marble head, which had remained buried for centuries, was found near the surface, 50 meters (164 feet) west of the Temple of
Aphrodite.</p>
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<p align="center"><img alt="Stone head of Zeus, found near the Temple of Aphrodite, in Aphrodisias, Turkey. (Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey)" class="media-image" height="795" style="width: 610px; height: 795px;" width="610" typeof="foaf:Image" src="
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Stone head of Zeus, found near the Temple of Aphrodite, in Aphrodisias, Turkey. (<a href="
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Minister of Culture and Tourism [/url]
of Turkey)</p>
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