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The ancient historian #Josephus, in his account of Herod the Great's Harbor at the #CaesareaMaritima, mentions three colossi on the left and three on the right of the entrance. (Wars, 1.21.6) Likely bronze images of #Caesar, #Juno, and #Neptune, their towering height was meant to impress all those entering, conveying the power of #Rome.

The image of the three colossi you see is part of the collaborative creation of Lithodomos and Patrick Scott Smith. Using archaeological reports by Avner Raban, John Oleson, Robert Hohlfelder (and others), along with comparative analysis of known #AncientRoman construction techniques, Josephus' eyewitness descriptions, and Herodian fortification work at #Jerusalem and #Masada, the image captures what it would have been like to gaze up at the statues when visiting the city. #AncientHistory #AncientWorld #WorldHistory #RomanEmpire

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The ancient historian #Josephus, in his account of Herod the Great's Harbor at the #CaesareaMaritima, mentions three colossi on the left and three on the right of the entrance. (Wars, 1.21.6) Likely bronze images of #Caesar, #Juno, and #Neptune, their towering height was meant to impress all those entering, conveying the power of #Rome.

The image of the three colossi you see is part of the collaborative creation of Lithodomos and Patrick Scott Smith. Using archaeological reports by Avner Raban, John Oleson, Robert Hohlfelder (and others), along with comparative analysis of known #AncientRoman construction techniques, Josephus' eyewitness descriptions, and Herodian fortification work at #Jerusalem and #Masada, the image captures what it would have been like to gaze up at the statues when visiting the city. #AncientHistory #AncientWorld #WorldHistory #RomanEmpire

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