Gold-plated Roman horse head found (near Frankfurt)

Associated Press ^ | Aug 27, 2009 | Unknown

[decimon]

FRANKFURT - Scientists say a Roman horse head made from bronze and plated in gold has been discovered at an archaeological site in Germany.

Hesse state archaeologist Egon Schallmeyer says the head is part of a horse and rider statue and "qualitatively one of the best (pieces) created at that time."

[decimon]

"I sacked Rome and all I got is this horse head."

Actually, this indicates the Romans got further north than has sometimes been believed.

[decimon]

Corleone ping.

[SkyPilot]

I have been to the Roman baths, Roman gate, and Roman theater in the city of Trier, which is pretty close to Frankfurt (couple of hours drive at the most).

Beautiful.

[decimon]

A horse's head, part of of an approximately 2,000 years old rider's statue was found in an excavation site in Waldgirmes some 20 miles north of Frankfurt.

Johannes Eisele / Reuters

[decimon]

Thanks. They sure liked to build things.

[centurion316]

Just north of Frankfurt is a reconstructed Roman border fort, Saalburg along with a section of the Limes, or fence of the Roman border. It sits on the east side of the Rhine. Everything to the west was a part of the Roman Empire. Mainz, also close to Frankfurt was a major Roman city and headquarters of a Roman legion.

It would come as a big surprise to residents of this region that anyone thought that the Roman Empire never came this far north.

[BunnySlippers]

Thank you for the photos.

[decimon]

It would come as a big surprise to residents of this region that anyone thought that the Roman Empire never came this far north.

A Rhine/Danube border has often been stated. That does seem foolish.

[gop4lyf]

I am more surprised that the buildings were destroyed by Allied bombing in WWII.

[gop4lyf]

oops, WEREN’T destroyed.

[webschooner]

Rahm Emanueal’s ancestors used to cut off horses’ heads and put in political opponents beds. Perhaps they plated one?

[decimon]

SunkenCiv had a different version of the same story and with a better picture of the head. Here.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

regarding Roman ruins in Gernsheim, which is fairly close to Frankfurt:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3206387/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3338022/posts