The colossal pair of marble "Horse Tamers"—often identified as Castor and Pollux—have stood since antiquity near the site of the Baths of Constantine on the Quirinal Hill, Rome. Napoleon's agents wanted to include them among the classical booty removed from Rome after the 1797 Treaty of Tolentino, but they were too large to be buried or to be moved very far. They are fourth-century Roman copies of Greek originals.
The gigantic pair of marble "Horse Tamers"—often called Castor and Pollux—have stood since ancient times near the site of the Baths of Constantine on the Quirinal Hill, Rome. Napoleon's agents aimed to include them among the classical treasures taken from Rome after the 1797 Treaty of Tolentino, but they were too large to be concealed or moved far. They are fourth-century Roman replicas of Greek originals.