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The Achilleus Mosaic is considered one of the important examples of Roman mosaic art. This mosaic, found in a villa known as the House of Poseidon in the Zeugma Ancient City of Gaziantep, depicts a mythological scene. The mosaic exhibited in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum depicts the scene in which Akhilleus disguises himself as a woman on the island of Skyros. This scene is a well-known mythological narrative in the Roman world, and similar compositions have also been seen in Pompeii and Ephesus.Şehn

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum is an important museum located in Gaziantep, where mosaics excavated from the ancient city of Zeugma are displayed. Opened in 2011, the museum is the largest mosaic museum in Turkey, covering an area of 30,000 square meters. The museum has a total exhibition area of 2,815 square meters, which includes 2,448 square meters of mosaics from the Roman and Late Antiquity periods, 140 square meters of wall paintings, 4 Roman-period fountains, 20 columns, 4 limestone statues, an

Zeugma Ancient City or Belkıs is a multi-layered settlement located within the borders of Nizip district in the province of Gaziantep, on the western bank of the Euphrates River. Due to its physical geography, the city lies at the intersection of both east–west and north–south land and water routes. This strategic position played a decisive role in the city assuming military, commercial, and administrative functions.The mosaics, frescoes, bronze sculptures, and over 100,000 seal impressions (bul