Great Caeser's Ghost!

[lsanderson]

A bust of Julius Caesar, believed to be the oldest representation of the Roman emperor yet known, at the Antique Arles Museum in Arles, France.
By MAÏA DE LA BAUME
Published: November 29, 2009

ARLES, France — Dredged up from the murky depths of the Rhône River, beneath a heap of wrecked cars, rotting tires and more than 20 centuries of silt, the statue’s white marble visage was plain as day. More

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

TO pick a nit...Julius Caesar was never an emperor. The first emperor was Augustus, who took the title Imperator in 31 BCE, thirteen years after Julius Caesar was murdered.

They fixed the line

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

The tag line has been changed to: "A Roman bust, center, on display at a museum at Arles, France. It is thought to be the only surviving statue of Julius Caesar that was carved during his lifetime."