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A life-size marble statue of Hercules was recently discovered in Italy. Photo/Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica
ROMA – A “life-sized” marble statue of Hercules was recently discovered in Italy amid ongoing repairs to Rome’s sewage system.
Hercules is the equivalent of the Greek mythological figure Heracles and is the son of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) and the human Alcmena.
The statue is from the period of the Roman Empire, roughly between 27 BC (BC) and 476 AD.
Crews are digging the area to repair a sewer pipe that collapsed under a garden in Rome, causing a landslide and cracks in the ground.
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The excavations, which reached a depth of about 65 feet in some areas, were observed by archaeologists, a common practice in Rome.
Scholars can confirm that the statue represented Hercules because “the club and the lion’s mantle covered (the statue’s) head”.
But they say the statue was not found in the area where it was likely displayed by the ancient Romans.
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Instead, they believe the statue was buried there during the construction of a sewer system in the first half of the 20th century.
