A sphinx found at an ancient Egyptian temple may depict the face of the Roman emperor Claudius, but not everyone agrees with this interpretation.
Archaeologists excavating an ancient temple in Egypt have unearthed a statue of a sphinx whose face may depict the Roman emperor Claudius, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement Monday .
During his reign , the Roman Empire controlled ancient Egypt; however, like most emperors, Claudius never visited Egypt. He is most famous for his invasion of Britain, which resulted in the Roman Empire conquering a sizable part of the island. Claudius is also well known for being poisoned to death, possibly by his wife, Agrippina.
Near the statue, archaeologists also found a tablet with hieroglyphic and demotic writing on it. The tablet is being analyzed, and what it says is not yet clear. Other scholars gave similar assessments."From the photos I find it impossible to make any statement about whether the features resemble Claudius," Olivier Hekster , a history professor at Radboud University in the Netherlands who specializes in the representation of Roman emperors, told Live Science in an email. Steven Tuck , a professor of history and classics at Miami University in Ohio, also told Live Science that he doesn't know if the face is Claudius'.
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