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title: Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-19
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# Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11310.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11310.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of a [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) from [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/) showing a woman wearing a crown of olive leaves. Likely 1st century CE.

National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/FollowingHadrian)
- [X/Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/carolemadge)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, October 08). Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Woman with Garland of Olive Leaves, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11310/woman-with-garland-of-olive-leaves-herculaneum/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14840101424/in/album-72157645587415773/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14840101424/in/album-72157645587415773/) by **[Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato")**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 08 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.