Caesar

[Kevin J. Aschenmeier]

Hi. Did everyone notice the finds in France, including the bust of Caesar?
It is from last year, but first I noticed.

Kevin


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_ ... c3puMPLBIF

[Jona Lendering]

Thanks!

[richsc]

Let's hope they publish more updates! That's a great statue of Caesar.

[PhilusEstilius]

When I look at the statue shown here I am more inclined to say it looks an awful lot more like LUCIUS CORNELIUS SULLA FELIX than Caesar, it almost matches the picture of a bust of SULLA in the book Chronicle of The Roman Republic by Philip Matyszak.

[D B Campbell]

I'm inclined to agree that it just doesn't look like Julius Caesar.
It seems oddly familiar, though.

Maybe the French Culture ministry have been unduly influenced by Uderzo's rendition?!

[Dan Diffendale]

Mary Beard doesn't think it looks like Caesar either...
http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_lif ... f-jul.html

[richsc]

Got a lot of press though!

[Narukami]

Thanks for posting that article Dan

I think Dr. Beard makes a good point, one that echoes what is being said in another thread on this topic over in the "Off Topic" area.

While I am certainly no expert in this field, I'm not buying the idea that this is a bust of Julius Caesar. Not yet anyway. :?

:wink:

Narukami

[D B Campbell]

I see that blasted bust of "Caesar" (not) has resurfaced: BBC News (26 June 2008)! :roll:

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

While I like the idea of erecting a statue to him and making a historic theme area, that looks more like Claudius, or a more modern politician to me... :wink: :lol: