Archaeologists find ‘exceptional’ bronze statues in Italian thermal baths
Hailing from between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, these relics were created during a time of great upheaval in the region. It was “a historical period of important transformations in ancient Tuscany, in the transition between the Etruscans and the Romans,” explained a translated statement from Italy’s Ministry of Culture; “[an] era of great conflicts between Rome and the Etruscan cities, but also of struggles within the social fabric of the City.”