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Archaeologists in Türkiye have made an astonishing discovery in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis: a 1,600-year-old pendant depicting Solomon spearing the Devil while on horseback.
This rare artifact, which also bears inscriptions listing the names of archangels and declaring “Our Lord defeated evil,” provides a glimpse into the beliefs and customs of the city’s Byzantine inhabitants in the fifth century C.E. Hadrianopolis was a thriving center of cultural exchange from 3500 B.C.E. through the early Byzantine period. Recent excavations led by Dr. Ersin Çelikbaş have unearthed baths, churches, and other structures, but the discovery of this pendant has highlighted the city’s role as both a religious hub and a military stronghold.