Ancient treasures from lost Greek city unearthed after it was mysteriously abandoned 1600 years ago

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A HOARD of treasure unearthed at an ancient Trojan city in Greece has been revealed by archaeologists and it’s pretty spectacular. Experts excavating the lost city of Tenea have discovered a …

A HOARD of treasure unearthed at an ancient Trojan city in Greece has been revealed by archaeologists and it's pretty spectacular.

After its abandonment in 400AD, Tenea was buried underground until excavations began at the site in 2013. Around 200 years after the abandonment there is some evidence of people returning to the city but it had lost its wealth so the finds weren't as elaborate.This is one of a number of ancient silver coins discovered, it is thought to be Late ArchaicMany people know Oedipus as the tale of the king of Thebes who kills his father so he could marry his mother.

They ruled over a vast part of the world for centuries and this only ended when Greece fell to the Romans in 146 BC

 

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