This large statue seems to be an evening gathering place for the local population. Situated in a commercial area where you can have a bite and a drink, it is sure to attract a large crowd IDoLoveFood的完整评论
2021年10月15日
The town of Barletta is a nice town in Puglia in southern Italy. It is quite big - about 100,000 inhabitants. Like everywhere, it is the old part of the town that is worth visiting. It has a few impr… 888mirav的完整评论
2021年10月12日
Quite a fabulous statue, much larger than life and reputedly more than 1500 years old - I was hugely impressed. Worth coming into Barletta to see, for sure. I've never seen anything remotely like i… plenipoteniary的完整评论
The truth is that no-one really knows for certain. One possibility is that it represents the Emperor Marcian, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from 450 to 457. When Constantinople …
The truth is that no-one really knows for certain. One possibility is that it represents the Emperor Marcian, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from 450 to 457. When Constantinople was sacked by crusaders in 1204, it is possible that they looted the statue, which once stood on top of a tall column. The ship carrying it was wrecked off the Adriatic coast of Italy, en route to Venice, and the statue was washed up on the shore near Barletta. After being salvaged, it was erected in the town centre. That, at least is one theory, though there are others. Whatever its background is, it is a remarkable survival from antiquity, as most bronze statues have been melted down. If only statues could speak, what stories they'd have to tell!
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