Posted on 01/18/2011 6:29:08 PM PST by Red Badger
Police arrest tomb raider loading part of 2.5 metre statue into lorry near Lake Nemi, south of Rome, where Caligula had a villa.
The lost tomb of Caligula has been found, according to Italian police, after the arrest of a man trying to smuggle abroad a statue of the notorious Roman emperor recovered from the site After reportedly sleeping with his sisters, killing for pleasure and seeking to appoint his horse a consul during his rule from AD37 to 41, Caligula was described by contemporaries as insane With many of Caligula's monuments destroyed after he was killed by his Praetorian guard at 28, archaeologists are eager to excavate for his remains. Officers from the archaeological squad of Italy's tax police had a break last week after arresting a man near Lake Nemi, south of Rome, as he loaded part of a 2.5 metre statue into a lorry. The emperor had a villa there, as well as a floating temple and a floating palace; their hulks were recovered in Mussolini's time but destroyed in the war. The police said the statue was shod with a pair of the "caligae" military boots favoured by the emperor – real name Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; as a boy, Gaius accompanied his father on campaigns in Germany; the soldiers were amused he wore a miniature uniform, and gave him his nickname Caligula, or "little boot" The statue is estimated to be worth €1m. Its rare Greek marble, throne and god's robes convinced the police it came from the emperor's tomb. Under questioning, the tomb raider led them to the site, where excavations will start today.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.guardian.co.uk ...
Why someone would want to try and get a relic from some bestial, incestuous creep is beyond me.
€1m.
Ping....
The statue is estimated to be worth €1m.......
Red Badger is a good boy. Red Badger excerpted the Guardian article. Red Badger won’t have this thread pulled like someone else did.
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“ODERINT DUM METUANT!”
OUT! OUT! DAMN SPOT!......
“...seeking to appoint his horse a consul....”
So what? Heck, the Dhims tried to get one elected president in ‘04.
They eventually elected a dumbass......
Imagine if you owned the Spear of Longinus. The heinous crime committed with it and yet it’s significance. Awesome.
True dat.
Hey, He’s a grave robber, right?
How can there possibly be unexplored sites in Italy? The nation isn’t that large. It must be the most-explored nation on earth. That is astonishing.
You could’ve knocked me over with a feather!
“How can there possibly be unexplored sites in Italy?”
Well, there’s that conservative section in the library...
Caligula, he sure made a lasting impression, didn’t he? Perfect reason as why not to give a man unlimited power.
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