Archaeologists Discover an 1,800-Year-Old Marble Head of Apollo

Latest News

Reported by Artnet:

A team of archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have uncovered a well-preserved marble head of the Greek god Apollo during excavations in Philippi, northwest Greece.

Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., the head presents a fine-featured young man with a wave of curls and his customary laurel crown—details, archaeologists said, that mark him out as the Greek god of archery and music.

It was uncovered in late 2023 by a team of 15 students led by professor of Byzantine Archaeology Natalia Poulos, who continues University of Thessaloniki work that has been ongoing at Philippi since the 1960s.

Read more here.