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A California man was convicted Wednesday of falsely classifying and illegally importing from Syria a mosaic of Hercules dating back around 1,500 years. Mohammed Alcharihi, 56, of Palmdale, California, ...

A Roman Empire-era mosaic depicting Greco-Roman mythological hero Hercules freeing Prometheus was believed to have been looted from Syria prior to its illegal import into Southern California. (image ...

The ancient mosaic depicts Hercules and other figures from Roman mythology and is believed to date from the 3rd or 4th century. It is 18 feet wide and 8 feet tall, and weighs one ton. The Byzantine ...