Amazon and Barbarian

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Roman sculpture in pentellic marble. An amazon rider is about to deal the fatal blow to a barbarian. This marble sculpture is influenced by the 2nd century BCE Pergamene school of sculpture and itself dates from the mid-2nd century CE. Provenance: Imperial Villa, Anzio. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, April 30). Amazon and Barbarian. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1160/amazon-and-barbarian/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Amazon and Barbarian." World History Encyclopedia, April 30, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1160/amazon-and-barbarian/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Amazon and Barbarian." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Apr 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1160/amazon-and-barbarian/.

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