It is like you are strolling through the town 2,400 years ago. As we were walking our guide stopped us and picked up a couple of cubes of marble. They were parts of a 2000 year old mosaic that will never be restored. One cube was a little larger than a ½ inch. The other was closer to ¼ inch. The guide explained that the smaller mosaic would have been from a later mosaic. People had more time as the city aged and they could spend more time – smaller pieces.
The same is true of the structure of the buildings. When you see a foundation made of large stone blocks, that foundation would be Greek. The brick, and smaller marble pieces indicate Roman additions.
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