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An emperor's statue broken by a quake
Top image: The reconstructed 2.14-meter statue of Emperor Hadrian stands beside another armored imperial figure recovered at Kibyra's Monumental City Gate. Source: Kibyra Excavation / Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

An emperor's statue broken by a quake

Kibyra, Turkey. around 130 AD. Greece and Rome. Known. Free

Known. A marble statue of Emperor Hadrian was found in pieces at a city gate and joined back together.

The statue comes from Kibyra, in southwest Turkey. It was made around 130 AD, during the reign of Hadrian. It stands about 2.14 metres tall. About twenty pieces were found at the monumental city gate, including a portrait head that fits an armoured body. The dig team believes a large earthquake in 417 AD knocked the statues down. Hadrian wears armour marked with a lion and an eagle. Parts of a statue of Empress Sabina were found as well.

The page says there is no evidence yet that Hadrian ever visited Kibyra.

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