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In 2005, Italian archaeologists from the University of Urbino discovered 76 intact Roman statues at Cyrene from the 2nd century AD.

The statues remained undiscovered for so long because “ during the earthquake of 375 AD, a supporting wall of the temple fell on its side, burying all the statues.

They remained hidden under stone, rubble and earth for 1, 630 years.

The other walls sheltered the statues, so we were able to recover all the pieces, even works that had been broken.