Hercules Wrestling Antaeus

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 07 April 2021

Hercules Wrestling Antaeus — A copper-alloy figurine group showing Hercules wrestling the Libyan giant Antaeus. From Alexandria. 2nd-1st century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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