Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-01-05
FIND LIKENESS
OF AUGUSTUS
Archaeoiogist Discovers SPLENDID
Statue Of Roman Emperor
t. at Tivoi.
FELIM STUDY BY ARTIST
Valuable Addition 70 Portraits u Ro-
man Emperor and 10 Only oas
Extant pens ourina En-
paroFo Lite,

Rome.-Tfvoli. that lovely little city
perched above Rome, called Thur By
the ancient Romans. has just given -
The archaeological world two new Art
treasures--sn sISuSteum. ef ball.
and 4 splendid head ot Emperor An
guStus.
Prof. AleSsio valle, one Of the arch.
seoiogtsts who have made Tivoil q
special study. long believed that
Tvoli should reveal an ancient hall
Of importance. Considering the 6our'
ishinx state Of the city In CONAN
dayx He began to dig near \ newly
discovered weights and measures o.
dce, also dating from the Roman eua.
pire, thinking that the public weights
and measures must surely b nWr
some smvortap, hall.
He was not mistaken He hai
opened up u hail with 4 Roman pave
men, Of white aud Ereen marble
which lookS As II 1t were put down
this morning. 80 fresh Il II. and the
statue Of Augustus broken but with
the head intact. as the picture sbow&
with the Iite.iEe lines Cut out o2 the
marble by sotae unknown sculptor os
evident genius
Likeness Of Avcustua
TIE statue is l!kcness IT Angus
tus u.aep be had grown old. An In
scr,p;ioa underneath II. which dedi'
ca,es ,ae statue 10 the gods, for the
hs,py return Ia good health OF our
Augustus Caesar" proves II was dons
during the famous etaperors lifetime,
a youye Offering 10 the gods By .
loyal Tiyoll citizen who signs hinseli
NJ. Versnus p.is,iua Tie same man
gave the public weights and measures
10 the city.
History lets Us dasr this statue be
tween u. C.. 81 and A. y. IL. when
Emperor Augustus dteyi near Naples
aged sescny,sx. Experts SAY the tscs
Is the :scs OF a man of nf,y. In the
worn lines. the lii.,rirp@rei mouth III
vpwssss twist a; III. LEI; side. we have
no fattcr.ns picture ot the great
emperor. hu, a lifclsks study BY an
ar,is, who dared to Gu; his statue nj
he saw the human model For Till
ressoa. and because Of its surely BE-
ins dcsar 10 Augustus lifetime, II u
q very valuable addition 10 the col
lection Of portraits cf tho Ramar
cn,pc,ors. nj probably the only one
cAtaut II Augustus done during h!i
lifeline.
The asnrc. which originally 81, 90
the pedestal At the head Of the hall
10 graceful. as Sue,otuA that Sos
s,ry historian FROM whom tatel
scri,es have learned as2ray all they
know shaM the Ronsn emperor
told Us. sJ> .nE:
Graceful Pereon.
He ~as . yep graceful persoc
Through all the stages Of lie. though
he Was ,cr, careless In his drexs ant
would Sc. several BARRIERS to ~ork
upon hsx hair together. and woult
sometimes clip and sometimes shaw
kis heard. aud ai TIE same time
would t,c reading or writing"
sasusius. though emperoe. called
himself a democrat and. says Sue
soius always abaofrcd the utie o'
lord rs Q scandalous affrunt- HI
tells us, too tina, the emprror cauEh
cold easily and wore wooiea undE
wear tn winter. with . thick wue
soga."
This broken statue With the easl
on which II s,ocd unearthed afssr q
long bridges ,h.. Sui! of centuries an<
brings Que o: The Erratest relero u
world ever ssw very near.