🇮🇹⚡️Roman statue of Hercules pops up during sewer repairs in Rome
An ancient Roman statue of Hercules has been discovered during repairs to the drains under a park in Rome. The statue is possibly 2,000 years old.
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An ancient Roman statue of Hercules has been discovered during repairs to the drains under a park in Rome. The statue is possibly 2,000 years old.
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#rome #roma #archeology #hercules
It was the archaeological park itself that shared the discovery on Facebook. “The domain held a big surprise for us,” it sounds. “It is a life-size marble statue that we can identify with certainty as Hercules because of the club and the lion's cloak.”
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The impressive find is believed to date back to Roman Imperial times (27 BC to 476 AD), and was found around the second mile marker along the ancient Appia Road, a famous historic road.
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The statue surfaced during repairs to some collapsed sewer pipes. The repair works involved digging to a depth of 20 meters and, as so often in Rome, were carried out in the presence of archaeologists.
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In November last year, an "exceptional" treasure trove of bronze statues that had been preserved underground for thousands of years by mud and boiling water was also discovered.
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