When Was The Discus Thrower Created?
When Was The Discus Thrower Created? 5th century BC Where was the discus thrower statue found? The Townley Discobolus, a Graeco-Roman copy of a fifth-century BC bronze statue, was excavated at Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli near Rome in 1791, and purchased by the dealer Thomas Jenkins the following year. What does the discus thrower represent?