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The Antalya Museum in southern in Turkey houses a unique collection of Roman marble sculptures from the ancient city of Perge in Pamphylia. Dated to the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, they decorated the theatre, the city gate and other monuments of Perge.
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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. (2021, March 11). Roman Sculptures from Perge. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13610/roman-sculptures-from-perge/
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