Friday, 2 October 2026

Photographs of the 1885 excavation of the Terme Boxer on the Quirinal Hill in Rome

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Photographs of the 1885 excavation of the Terme Boxer on the Quirinal Hill in Rome

Footage from the excavation of one of the most famous boxers in the world. The so-called Boxer at Rest was found in Rome, on the Quirinal Hill, in 1885. Fortunately, a photographer happened to be present at the dig, and we can watch this bronze athlete of the 2nd-1st centuries BC come back to life after two thousand years of rest from his bouts.

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