Military trophy in the Boiler Room of the Capitoline Museums in the former Giovanni Montemartini Thermoelectric Centre in Rome Italy. The sculpture in marble was discovered in Rome in 1888 and dates from the late Augustan period. The statue origins from the Gardens of Sallust a residential complex, previously owned by Caesar, then by the historian Sallust. The residence became part of the imperial property in 20 AD, and was developed into three great terraces in what is now the Ludovisi zone in Rome. From the remains of the gardensââ¬â¢ rich decorations are displayed several original Greek sculptures, of very high quality. The history of the Museum began in 1997 with the transfer of hundreds of sculptures into the new location during the restructuring works of the Capitoline complex converting it after the great success in a permanent exhibition. It is an extraordinary example of industrial archaeology converted into a museum for classical art.
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