08-22-2008, 06:44 PM
"...at the ancient site of Sagalassos, ...thought to show Faustina the Elder, wife of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius."
I had not heard about a statue of Marcus... But it certainly is in line with the speculation, as reported by the BBC...
"The fragments [of Faustina the Elder] were found not on the floor of the frigidarium - beneath the rubble from the earthquake - but higher up in the debris pile.
"This suggests they did not originally stand in this room, but were hauled there from elsewhere in the bath complex - probably from the "Kaisersaal", or emperor's room.
"They speculate that the Kaisersaal once hosted statues of Hadrian, Faustina the Elder and other members of Rome's so-called Antonine dynasty - many of whom belonged to a Spanish or southern French provincial aristocracy."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7560833.stm
I had not heard about a statue of Marcus... But it certainly is in line with the speculation, as reported by the BBC...
"The fragments [of Faustina the Elder] were found not on the floor of the frigidarium - beneath the rubble from the earthquake - but higher up in the debris pile.
"This suggests they did not originally stand in this room, but were hauled there from elsewhere in the bath complex - probably from the "Kaisersaal", or emperor's room.
"They speculate that the Kaisersaal once hosted statues of Hadrian, Faustina the Elder and other members of Rome's so-called Antonine dynasty - many of whom belonged to a Spanish or southern French provincial aristocracy."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7560833.stm
Duane C. Young, M.A.
