April
09
/ 2024
At the feet of the Apennines, Aeneas and his men defeated the Latins in one of the first victories of the early Romans. Amid flying arrows and screaming men, the Latins laid down their weapons and were taken by Aeneas' army while Father Apennine watched. Since then, the Apennine Mountain Range has seemingly had a life of its own. Giambologna, a 16th century Renaissance sculptor, worked a magic of his own when he gave Father Apennine a face in the gardens of Villa di Pratolino. When one gazes up at the Colossus, the superhuman figure is not only imposing, but threatening, as if daring visitors to endanger his territory. The Colossus of Rhodes: Ancient Greek Mega Statue Seven Wonders of
