A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome's first highway.
It emerged, face first, as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipelines that needed replacing. An archaeologist overseeing the work immediately intervened.
"This face appeared, and it was then immediately identified as a character dressed as Hercules," Francesca Romana Paolillo, archaeologist at the Appia Antica park, told Reuters. The marble sculpture, showing a Hercules-like figure with the hero's trademark lion skin and club, was unearthed on Jan. 25 at the Scott Park, part of the Appia Antica green area.
It shows frown lines on the forehead that are typical of depictions of emperors from the 3rd century, a time of deep crisis for the Roman Empire. The sculpture bears a "fair resemblance" to Emperor Decius, who ruled Rome from 249 to 251 AD, Paolillo said, adding it was "quite rare" to find Herculean depictions of Roman leaders.
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