Statue of Mars AD 300-410, largest sculpture from Roman York. Yorkshire Museum, England, UK, Europe.

The statue of Mars (AD 300-410) is the largest sculpture from Roman York. It is displayed in the Yorkshire Museum, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The Yorkshire Museum houses some of the finest collections of archaeological and geological finds in Europe, from prehistory to the city's medieval splendour. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD, it became capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jorvik (mostly controlled by Vikings 875 to 954). In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, to this day. In the 1800s, York became a hub of the railway network and center for confectionery manufacturing. The University of York, health services, and tourism have become major employers.

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The statue of Mars (AD 300-410) is the largest sculpture from Roman York. It is displayed in the Yorkshire Museum, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The Yorkshire Museum houses some of the finest collections of archaeological and geological finds in Europe, from prehistory to the city's medieval splendour. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD, it became capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jorvik (mostly controlled by Vikings 875 to 954). In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, to this day. In the 1800s, York became a hub of the railway network and center for confectionery manufacturing. The University of York, health services, and tourism have become major employers.