Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius, also known as Emperor Decius, ruled for only two years, between A.D. 249 and 251
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The carving was found in Appia Antica Archaeological Park and has been dated to between 27 B.C. and A.D. 476
The statue, whose size is larger than normal, depicts Heracles without a beard with a youthful body
The lake is renowned through the Labours of Hercules but its modern-day significance remains largely unknown
This is the second phase of the research being carried out by the Swiss Archaeological School in Greece
The Temple of Hercules Gaditanus is described in ancient Greek and Roman records
It gives off a strange feeling
It is the place where the Mythical Hercules slew the Stymphalian birds
The life-sized relief, which has been vandalized in the past, has now been attacked by what appears to be a drill