Posted on 09/30/2022 6:20:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Remnants of a statue depicting Hercules that derives from ancient Roman times was unearthed during an excavation of an archeological site in Greece, according to a report by Greek City Times.
The larger-than-life statue of a young Hercules, dated to the 2nd century C.E., was uncovered at a site formerly known to be the ancient city of Philippi, located the country’s northern region by researchers at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH). The team was led by Natalia Poulos, a professor at AuTH, in collaboration with her colleagues there Anastasios Tantsis and Emeritus Professor Aristotle Menzos; 24 students (18 undergraduates, 3 postgraduates and 3 PhD candidates) also took part.
Scholars working on the excavation believe the artifact was once used to adorn a building dated to the late Byzantine period in the 8th or 9th century C.E. Researchers believe the original figure while still in intact was designed holding various objects: a wreath, a lion skin, and a club, the latter of which was found at the site. All of these are traditional signifiers associated with the Greco-Roman hero.
In a statement from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, which oversees projects related to cultural heritage, said that the excavation will continue into next year.
“...2nd century C.E....”
No, 2nd century A.D.
Very nice.
She wants one man made of Hercules and Cyrano
They had amazing skills and knowledge of anatomy long before Michelangelo Buonarroti. He was celebrated in his lifetime as the only artist who could surpass antiquity sculpture.
this is actually the first time seeing this!! what does CE stand for??
Common Era (CE). As opposed to Anno Domini (AD), meaning “year of our Lord”.
Absolutely lovely. So glad you posted it.
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btt!!
Stone carving is an amazing art, even more so when you think back then there were no power tools to carve the stone.
I first encountered the “C.E.” BS in college from a liberal teacher. It’s all part of an attempt by the communists to remove any vestige of our Christian heritage from society.
Eerily, CE and AD start at the same point!
Since there was never a ‘god’ Hercules I take it the statue was sculpted from a male model.
Was every statue of Hercules different? Did they try to make them all look like some idea of what Hercules, and I’m speaking of his facial likeness here, what Hercules looked like?
I wonder when they stopped believing in Hercules?
How do we know it was not to scale?
“In those days there were Giants”
Quite a discovery.
Is this the statue mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Philippians?
**Was every statue of Hercules different? Did they try to make them all look like some idea of what ...Hercules looked like**
Yeah, kinda like what artists of Mary have done for centuries: just imagine and get to work on it.
Thanks nickcarraway.
I wonder when they stopped believing in Hercules?
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Pretty much the same time the Egyptians stopped believing in RA: say a few hundred years after a certain religious group arose in the middle east area.
They’re just finding this now?
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It was buried, not visible on the surface, found incidentally to an excavation, not magic.
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