The Hercules statue “with a youthful body,” believed to date back to the second century AD, was discovered last month in the ancient city of Philippi.
Archeologists recently unearthed a nearly 2,000-year-old statue depicting Hercules, one of the best-known heroes in ancient mythology, while working inDuring an excavation on Sept.
The archeologists from Aristotle University unearthed the statue while digging at an intersection of two main city streets. The excavation also uncovered an ornately-decorated structure, likely a fountain, the statement said."Baby Yingliang" is a well-preserved fossilized dinosaur egg that has given scientists another link between prehistoric creatures and modern birds.
While the team believes the Hercules statue dates back to the second century AD, the structure itself is believed to date back to the eighth or ninth century AD. The statement said statues often decorated buildings and public spaces during this period until the late Byzantine period. "This find demonstrates the way public spaces were decorated in the important cities of the Byzantine Empire, including Philippi," the statement said.Hercules was the Roman name of Heracles from Greek mythology.
The archeologist team will continue the excavation in Philippi next year, according to the statement. Philippi became a
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