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Archaeologists Celebrate Rare Find of Tiny 1,700-Year-Old Hercules Statue in Florence, Italy

Archaeologists in Montaione, Italy, have unearthed a rare 1,700-year-old Roman statue of Hercules, standing just 1.64 feet tall. Despite its small size and missing head, the marble figure—complete with a club, lion’s skin, and a bull’s head at its feet—offers a unique depiction of the Greek demigod’s seventh labor, thrilling experts and proving that size doesn’t diminish significance in this exceptional find