Ancient statue found during Rome sewer work

A statue believed to be around 2,000 years old was uncovered in Rome last week. The marble statue portraying a male figure dressed as the mythological Roman hero Hercules was found in a public garden in Rome during works to restore sewage pipes, in the surroundings of the archaeological area of Appia Antica.

While these kind of findings are very common in Rome during excavations, workers only encountered the statue after weeks of work without prior trace of any archeological evidence, 10 metres under the ground. According to archaeologist, the statue’s traits resemble those of the Roman emperor Decius, who lived in the 3rd century AD.