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For today's #MosaicMonday an early 4th century AD mosaic, discovered in the basilica of Aquileia, depicting the fight between a rooster and a turtle, commonly interpreted as the representation of light/good (rooster) and darkness/evil (turtle).#LateAntiquity#RomanArchaeology pic.twitter.com/azpv8XzHO7

— Nina Willburger (@DrNWillburger) July 12, 2021