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Carole Raddato
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published on 21 December 2022
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Mosaic of the nymph Cyrene, a Thessalian princess (the daughter of King Hypseus of the Lapiths), and later, the queen and ruler of the North African city of Cyrene. She holds a flagon in her left hand and a reed in her right. From Lambaesis (present-day Tazoult) in Algeria. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century CE.

Museum of Lambaesis.

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Carole Raddato
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. (2022, December 21). Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/

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Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 21, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2022. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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