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From beyond the grave, the visage of a Roman soldier is captured in this first-century A.D. bronze piece. It was found in a grave tumulus (burial mound) in Vize (ancient Bizye), Turkey. Scylla, the destroyer of Odysseus’s ship, adorns the visor of the helmeted soldier, while Nike, the goddess of victory, graces each of the cheek guards. The two-piece helmet is held together by a hinge at the forehead. The eyes, nostrils and mouth are carved open. Bizye was home to the mythological Thracian king Tereus, one of the sons of Ares, the god of war. It was also […]