Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This statue appears to depict Emperor Decius as Hercules. The statue wears the skin of the Nemean lion, a beast that Hercules ...

Construction workers unearthed a life-size marble statue of a Roman emperor dressed as Hercules while repairing a Roman sewer. “I doubt anyone was expecting a find like this under these circumstances, ...

ROME, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome's ...

In 250 CE, the Roman Empire was under strain, burdened by the constant need to defend its expansive frontiers. The population was frustrated by the cost of goods and the cost of the legions sent to ...

A life-size marble statue dressed as Hercules was unearthed in Rome last week during efforts to repair an old and damaged sewer line. Federica Acierno, a 27-year-old archaeologist, was part of the ...