Aphrodite Statue Discovered In Thessaloniki

As the construction for the subway in Thessaloniki, Greece continues, as it has been for the last 10 years, a recent discovery has caught the attention of news outlets, including Greek City Times. A headless Aphroditi, as well as beautiful floor mosaics, were found and excavated near Thessaloniki's Hagia Sophia, an ancient church dating back to the Byzantine era.

The discovery was announced on social media by the chairman of Attiko Metro, Yannis Mylopoulos, who posted the picture of the statue. According to Mylopoulos 300,000 antiquities have been unearthed during archaeological excavations so far at the metro site.

Apart from the floors, the wall ruins and part of a bath that was in the complex, have been saved. From the excavations that are still in progress, it turns out there was also a tank that supplied the bath with water. Glass fragments at the site likely belong to bottles with aromatic oils applied by the bathers.

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