The statue was discovered about 65 feet beneath the earth and depicts a man bearing a club and dressed in a lion's skin cloak — features associated with Hercules.

According to myth, one of Hercules’ 12 labors was to slay a Nemean lion, whose skin he later wore. On the statue’s head is a wreath of vine leaves held together by a band that ends at the ...

The statue also included a club, which was found in fragments, and a lion hanging from the outstretched left hand, which were meant to symbolize a hero. Hercules is one of the most famous figures ...

A rare second-century statue of the mythic hero Hercules has been found in Israel, archaeologists reported today (Aug. 15). The buff marble masterpiece likely decorated a niche in a Roman bathhouse.

The statue was identified as Hercules, the mythological hero, by the lion skin covering its head, archaeologists said. Photo from the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica ...

A rare second-century statue of the mythic hero Hercules has been found in Israel, archaeologists reported today (Aug. 15). The buff marble masterpiece likely decorated a niche in a Roman ...

A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome's first highway.

Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, though not altogether headless.Despite no cranium on the Greek hero, the ...

The statue wore a wreath crown, held a club in his right hand and had a lion hanging from his outstretched left hand, the ministry said in its Sept. 19 release. The statue before (left) and after ...

The statue was identified as Hercules, the mythological hero, by the lion skin covering its head, archaeologists said. Photo from the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica ...