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Talk: Encounters with Achilles
From: 21st March 2023 1:00 pm
To: 21st March 2023 2:00 pm
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In 2020 a Rutland landowner’s lockdown walk led to the discovery of one of the most exciting Roman mosaics in over a century, featuring scenes of Achilles’ battle with Prince Hector of Troy, the first of their kind from Roman Britain.
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The Discovery of a Trojan War Mosaic in a Rutland Field
John Thomas, Deputy Director, University of Leicester Archaeological Services
Tuesday 21 March, 1-2pm
Djanogly Theatre
£3 (free concessions)
In 2020 a Rutland landowner’s lockdown walk led to the discovery of one of the most exciting Roman mosaics in over a century, featuring scenes of Achilles’ battle with Prince Hector of Troy, the first of their kind from Roman Britain.
John Thomas will describe the discovery and will talk about further work that revealed the wider setting of the mosaic, within an extensive villa complex.
