Ares Mars Standing "Roman" [Ras Shamra

[Ras Shamra

8 1/2" x 5" cold cast bronze plaque

The World's Oldest Star Map

The 40 foot tall statue was later moved to Constantinople in the fourth century AD where authors of antiquity ranked it as one of the Seven Wonders of the World

Ares Mars Standing "Roman" [Ras ShamraGod of War. Lover of Venus. Here he stands at rest, with his cloak and sword at the ready. Mars was originally the numina or spirit of the season of growth and harvest, which was also the season of warfare and was therefore merged with Ares, the Greek God of war. This son of Jupiter and Juno fathered Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. His sacred animals are the wolf and the woodpecker. 10 3 4" resin statue, red gray color finish. #MAR