Archaeologists in Bulgaria find a statue in ancient sewer

July 15, 2024

Q: Bulgarian archaeologists digging in an ancient Roman sewer were surprised to find a well-preserved marble statue, taller than a man. They suspect pagans hid the statue to protect it from Christian zealots, who often destroyed the heads of pagan deities. Where is Bulgaria on the Black Sea?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The statue was “found it by accident” during a routine archaeological dig near Bulgaria’s southwestern border with which country?

A. Greece

B. North Macedonia

C. Romania

D. Serbia

Q: What is now Bulgaria became a province of the Roman Empire in 45 AD. When did Christianity become the state religion of the Roman Empire?

A. About 100 years later

B. About 200 years later

C. About 300 years later

D. About 400 years later

Q: The Bulgarian archaeologists speculate that the statue portrays the Greek god Hermes. What did the Romans call this deity?

B. Jupiter

B. Jupiter

C. Mars

D. Mercury

Q: Where were 2,000-year-old religious statues destroyed in this century?

A. Afghanistan

B. China

C. Egypt

D. India

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