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Giant staue of Hadrian found |
Andy B
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|  Posted 17-08-2007 at 13:13
kooljeff found this:
Parts of a huge, exquisitely carved statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian have been found at an archaeological site in south-central Turkey.
The original statue would have stood 4m-5m in height, experts estimate.
His achievements include the massive wall built across the width of northern Britain which bears his name.
Ruling Rome from AD117 to AD138; he was known as a great military administrator and is one of the so-called "five good emperors".
So far, the excavators have unearthed the head, foot and part of a leg.
But they are hopeful other parts of the statue may be uncovered in coming weeks.
The foot is 80cm (31.5 ins) long, the leg - from just above the knee to the ankle - is nearly 70cm (27ins) long. The head, which is almost intact save for its broken nose, also measures 70cm (27 ins).....
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davidmorgan
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| Posted 17-08-2007 at 19:00
This is from Sagalassos. I've just posted it as a new site.
Belgian archaeologists are working it.
http://www.sagalassos.be/
[ This message was edited by: davidmorgan on 2007-08-17 19:04 ]
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