While repairing a sewer along Rome's ancient Appian Way, workers came across an incredible discovery: an ancient marble ...

The face of the statue, however, is not that of Hercules. Archaeologists compared it to surviving images of Emperor Decius, such as those shown on coins, and found that it resembles him.

The statue’s face doesn’t resemble Hercules, but experts say it looks like someone else: Decius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 249 to 251 C.E. “Certainly the face does not look like ...

A statue of Hercules was unearthed by workers ... An initial analysis suggests the sculpture bears resemblance to portrayals of Emperor Decius, who ruled from 249 to 251 AD. The sculpture ...

The sculpture bears a "fair resemblance" to Emperor Decius, who ruled Rome from 249 to 251 AD, Paolillo said, adding it was "quite rare" to find Herculean depictions of Roman leaders. The statue ...

Experts think the statue is that of Emperor Decius, who ruled Rome in the third century, and plan to put the statue on public display once it has been restored. The statue was discovered ...

also known as Trajan Decius, who reigned from 249 to 251 CE. According to the park’s official statement, the discovered statue and other official portraits of Decio Traiano share the “wrinkles ...

Experts at the archaeological park have developed a theory that the statue may be a depiction of the Emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius, or Decio Traiano, based on the work’s wrinkled ...