Homer

Mark Cartwright
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The Greek blind poet Homer, celebrated author of the Iliad and Odyssey. This 1st-century CE bust is based on a 5th-century BCE original, but even that was an idealised representation as no contemporary portrait existed.

Vatican Museums, Rome.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 24). Homer. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1244/homer/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Homer." World History Encyclopedia, May 24, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1244/homer/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Homer." World History Encyclopedia, 24 May 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1244/homer/.

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