15 May 2008

Oldest known bust of Caesar


As reported by the BBC:
"Divers in France have found the oldest known bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar at the bottom of the River Rhone …. The marble bust was found near Arles, which was founded by Caesar… France's culture ministry said the bust was from 46BC, the date of the southern town's foundation… The ministry described the bust - which shows a lined face and a balding head - as typical of realist portraits of the Republican era… Luc Long, the archaeologist who directed the excavations, said all the busts of Caesar in Rome were posthumous. A group of republican senators assassinated Caesar in 44BC.

"I suspect the bust was thrown in the river after he was assassinated because it would not have been good at that time to be considered a follower of his," said Mr Long.
I'm trying to decide who he looks like.... Perhaps... George W. Bush???

1 comment:

  1. Once I colored his face, that celebrity match up chose Al Pacino.

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