KUTAHYA, TURKEY—The Anadolu Agency reports that excavators working in central Anatolia at the ancient city of Aizanoi have uncovered a head from a statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, and the head of a statue of the Greek wine god, Dionysus. Archaeologist Gökhan Coşkun of Dumlupinar University said that the team members have now recovered a total of two Aphrodite heads, three Dionysus heads, and more than 100 statue fragments. The ancient city is the home of a well-preserved Temple of Zeus, he concluded. To read about a first- or second-century A.D. marble head of Dionysus that was found in the heart of Rome, go to "A God Goes Shopping."
Ancient City of Aizanoi Yields Additional Statue Heads
News December 12, 2023
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