The well-preserved, 2nd century statue is believed to be "one of the most beautiful portraits of Hadrian ever found." The statue would originally have stood between 13 and 16 feet tall.
"Exquisitely carved" statue of Hadrian found in Turkey
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007-09-01 08:10
A large statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian has been discovered by archaeologists from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) in Sagalassos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey. (photos)
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