Horse Tamers

"Horse Tamers" (Colossi of the Dioscuri) are the colossal pair of marble statues, Roman copies of Greek Classical originals from 4th century BC. Now they stood in the Fontana dei Dioscuri at Piazza del Quirinale in Rome. In the Middle Ages the Quirinal hill was called Monte Cavallo after these statues.

Other famous antique statues of same persons in Rome are Capitoline Dioscuri (Dioscuri del Campidoglio) positioned at the top of the Cordonata staircase, leading to Piazza del Campidoglio.

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