An illegal dig near Lake Nemi, south of Rome reveals a giant statue of hated Roman emperor Caligula - the site may have been the location of one of his imperial palaces.
The "tomb-raiders" have been arrested.
The statue, covered by dirt for over 2000 years is of a robed man on a throne reminiscent of the Greek god Zeus. The statue is shod in the 'caliga' shoes that were worn by Roman legionnaires for which Caligula was called.
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus reigned from 37 to 41 AD.
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