Marble torso (H. 0.185), found at Ostia in 1912 between the Decumanus and the Via dei Molini. Vatican Musea (Museo Profano). Muscular, robust torso, naked. Head, arms and legs lost. On the chest an ...

Since the Spartans were attempting to occupy the Laconian coast, a powerful naval force was necessary. The Achaeans sought Roman assistance, and the praetor Atilius arrived with a fleet. The most ...