Perseus Lifting the Head of Medusa

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Carole Raddato
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published on 06 June 2019
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Fresco depicting Perseus lifting the head of Medusa. Mid-1st century CE. From Room 30 of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae, Italy.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, June 06). Perseus Lifting the Head of Medusa. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10898/perseus-lifting-the-head-of-medusa/

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Raddato, Carole. "Perseus Lifting the Head of Medusa." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 06, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10898/perseus-lifting-the-head-of-medusa/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Perseus Lifting the Head of Medusa." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Jun 2019. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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