Mosaic

The communications minister of Cyprus says a rare 6th-century portrait mosaic of St. Mark which was looted from an Orthodox Christian church more than four decades ago has returned intact to the Mediterranean island nation.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Nysa in western Turkey have uncovered a mosaic floor, which is believed to date back to the fourth century. Click through for the story in photos...

Istanbul's Anna Laudel Contemporary opened an exhibition titled "Empires Ago" on Sept. 13 by the Italian artist Daniele Sigalot, who is well-known for his unique large-scale installations and unconventional mosaics. 

An archeological team has unearthed a 12-room villa with mosaic-covered floors and walls decorated with colorful frescoes and vegetative geometric figures in the ancient city of Tripolis located in Turkey's Aegean region. The villa is estimated to be nearly 2,000 years old, according to the head of the excavation team.

A sexennial excavation uncovered a 2,000-year-old villa, decorated with mosaic and fresco in western Turkey.         

The number of tourists visiting the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the first six months of the year increased by 70 percent compared to the same term last year. 

In the ancient city of Stratonikeia, located in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district, an early Byzantine-era church and a mosaic floor dating back to 1,500 years have been unearthed. The ancient city has been known as the city of gladiators. The city's restoration has recently been completed and it is also home to an Ottoman-era mosque.

The great episcopal basilica in Plovdiv was built with the financial help of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire. This was part of Constantinople's policy of helping the largest episcopal center in Thrace and demonstrating the power of the new Christian religion in the Empire.

A four-million-euro mosaic depicting Jesus Christ inside the world's second largest Orthodox church was unveiled in Belgrade on Feb. 22.

A 1,800-year-old mosaic of toga-clad men dating back to the Roman era has been unearthed in Israel, archaeologists said on Thursday.

The mosaic was discovered during the excavation of a building from the Byzantine period - some 300 years younger than the mosaic it was on top of - in the coastal city of Caesarea.