History
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Aphrodite’s lost statues revealed in Türkiye’s Pompeiopolis
Excavation work at the ancient theatre of Pompeiopolis, an ancient Roman city founded as the Paflagonia provincial capital in 64 B.C., has led to an exciting discovery. During ongoing excavation activities in the theatre area, two fragments of statues depicting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, were found.