Dr. Elizabeth Thill, Professor and Program Director for IU School of Liberal Arts Classical Studies Program, was interviewed for a story in USA Today about a newly discovered Hercules statue, dating back to around the 2nd century CE, at the site of Philippi in Greece. Thill discusses the significance of the discovery, what type of hero Hercules represented in the past, and why archaeological context for such statues is unusual and interesting to society today.
Larger-than-life, 2,000-year-old Hercules statue discovered in Greece
Thursday, October 13, 2022
