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IZMIR, TÜRKİYE - AUGUST 2: Türkiye’s ancient city of Smyrna – located within the borders of the modern city of Izmir, was captured by a first-person-view (FPV) drone on Tuesday, Aug. 2.Last year, a 2,000-year-old mosaic dating to the Roman era, located in the Konak district of Aegean Izmir province in Turkey and symbolizing the love of the gods in mythology, has been put under protection.Preliminary work of Izmir museum experts has been completed on the mosaic seized during the operation by police teams in the illegal excavation in the garden of a house in Ikicesmelik district.Reached by a tunnel extending 8 kilometers (26,246 feet) below the ground, the mosaic was put under protection by adhering to its architectural structure and naturalness intact, the period in which it was made, materials used and its original nature.At the first examination, it was assessed that the figures decipher the love between gods in Greek mythology, while the god of love, Eros, is depicted with roosters in his hands.It is assumed that the roosters symbolize the watcher Alektryon, who was punished for leading to the appearance of the forbidden love of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, with Ares, the god of war. (Footage by Servet Ülkü/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)