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    Default roman/greek statue 2000 years of age discoverd in israel

    not sure if its from roman times or seclucids time

    was burried under a cliff and were discovered when he collapsed.

    head and hands were destroyed unfortonotly

    http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3999166,00.html

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    Darth_Revan's Avatar Primicerius
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    Default Re: roman/greek statue 2000 years of age discoverd in israel

    thats pretty cool

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    Boustrophedon's Avatar Grote Smurf
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    Default Re: roman/greek statue 2000 years of age discoverd in israel

    interesting! I can't help but wonder what the story behing this statue is...maybe it once stood in a villa of some rich noble in the Levant.

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    That's a pretty pristine statue

    Too bad the storm heavily damaged other archaeological sites though.
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    Proconsul Gaius's Avatar Libertus
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    Default Re: roman/greek statue 2000 years of age discoverd in israel

    What a finely preserved statue!

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