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Archaeologists estimate that the images of Greco-Roman gods such as Apollo, god of the Sun, and Hygia, goddess of health and cleanliness, are 2300 years old.
They were submerged in the muds of the baths considered sacred, along with about six thousand gold, silver and bronze coins with dates between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD.
Researcher Jacopo Taboli, who led the excavations, suggests that the figures may have been submerged in the hot springs as part of a ritual. The Romans “gave to water, hoping the water would give something back”, he points out, quoted by the BBC.
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