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title: Roman Statue of Luna
author: Anthony Majanlahti
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11088/roman-statue-of-luna/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Statue of Luna

_Authored by Anthony Majanlahti_

## Image File

[![Roman Statue of Luna](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11088.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11088.jpg)

## Image Caption

An early Imperial (1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE) statue of Luna, the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) goddess of the moon. The statue is a Roman copy of a 4th Century BCE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) statue of [Selene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selene/), Luna's Greek counterpart. The goddess is portrayed wearing a billowing chiton, with a crescent moon above her head and a torch in her hand.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Majanlahti, A. (2019, August 23). Roman Statue of Luna. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11088/roman-statue-of-luna/>
### Chicago
Majanlahti, Anthony. "Roman Statue of Luna." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11088/roman-statue-of-luna/>.
### MLA
Majanlahti, Anthony. "Roman Statue of Luna." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11088/roman-statue-of-luna/>.

## License & Copyright

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