Archaeologists in Rome have discovered a statue of an ancient Roman emperor who is dressed to look like Hercules.
It may offer insight to the viewpoint of a Roman emperor who embraced traditional Greco-Roman gods at a time when Christianity was spreading throughout the empire.
The statue was found near the Via Appia , a major road that connected Rome to Brundisium in southern Italy. It was discovered in a trench near a sewer duct in Parco Scott, a park in Rome, archaeologists from the Parco Archeologico dell' Appia Antica said in a statement posted on Facebook. The statue had probably been placed in the trench sometime in the past 100 years, the team said in the statement.
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