The Orpheus Mosaic of Prusias ad Hypium
The mosaic of Orpheus was discovered coincidentally in a field in the southern region of the city in the 1950s.It is a floor mosaic arranged in rectangular form situated on the ground of a Roman villa in the city.The base of the mosaic measures 8.10 x 5.30 door-swings m.Orpheus is the son of Oeagrus, the king of Thrace and Calliope the Muse.When Or