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Statue, Museo de Caceres, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain

Genius of the settlement Norba Caesarina, also identified as the goddess Ceres, holding a cornucopia, Roman statue in marble, from a monumental public space in the Julio-Claudian period, in the Museo de Caceres or Caceres Museum, housed in the Casa de las Veletas and the Casa de los Caballos, in Caceres, Extremadura, Spain. Caceres was founded as Castra Caecilia by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 25 BC and is a walled town with many medieval buildings. Caceres is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 4733x7087 / 4.6MB; Spain Spanish Iberia Iberian Peninsula Europe European Southern Europe Southern European Hispania history heritage Roman empire Lusitania Hispania Lusitania Caceres Extremadura tourist attraction visitor attraction archeology archaeology archeological archaeological ancient classical Roman UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Cacris Museo de Caceres Caceres museum museum collection Espana Julio-Claudian statue sculpture art fine arts drapery cornucopia horn of plenty goddess Ceres Genius Norba Caesarina marble
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Genius of the settlement Norba Caesarina, also identified as the goddess Ceres, holding a cornucopia, Roman statue in marble, from a monumental public space in the Julio-Claudian period, in the Museo de Caceres or Caceres Museum, housed in the Casa de las Veletas and the Casa de los Caballos, in Caceres, Extremadura, Spain. Caceres was founded as Castra Caecilia by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 25 BC and is a walled town with many medieval buildings. Caceres is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Picture by Manuel Cohen