7 Roman statue bases found in Blue Grotto cave
Published on September 30th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks
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A number of ancient Roman statues might lie beneath the turquoise waters of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri in southern Italy, according to an underwater survey of the sea cave.
Dating to the 1st century A.D., the cave was used as a swimming pool by the Emperor Tiberius (42 B.C. – 37 A.D.), and the statues are probably depictions of sea gods.
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That is amazing that they had not been detected before now. I saw the huge statues at the Capitoline Museum that came from the Grotto. Hope the statues are found and photos published.
I like it to, I am doing a report on blue grotto .