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Three Roman statuettes found in Reims, France


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Three Roman bronze statuettes have been found during excavations in Reims, France.

Reims was known as the Roman city of Durocortorum, the second-largest city in Roman Gaul, with a population estimated between 30,000 and 50,000, possibly as high as 100,000.

 

 

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Excavations uncovered three bronze statuettes depicting Mars, a bull, and an unknown goddess. The statuette of Mars features an intricate armour design, including a Medusa on the cuirass and a relief of the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus.

The statuette of the goddess shows a female figure wielding Hercules’ club, a serpent, and the Nemean lion’s skin, adorned with a sphinx-engraved helmet.

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/12/opulent-statuettes-found-in-roman-domus-excavations/154090

 

Video on previous Roman excavations at the site:

 

 

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