Italian archaeologists found 24 well-preserved bronze statues dating back to the 2nd century BC. in the perimeter of the thermal baths in Tuscany, experts say the “exceptional” discovery will “rewrite the history” of ancient Rome.

The statues were found over the past two weeks in San Casciano dei Bagna, a hilltop town about 100 miles north of Rome, where archaeologists have been exploring the ancient ruins for the past three years.

“This is a very important, exceptional discovery,” Jacopo Tabolli, a lecturer at the University of Siena who is coordinating the archaeological project, told Reuters on Tuesday.

Tabolli states that statues representing Greco-Roman gods such as Hygieia and Apollo, which are approximately 2,300 years old, adorned the sanctuary before immersion in the thermal waters as part of a ritual, “probably around the first century AD. “.

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