Boxer Fresco, Delos

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A detail of the fresco from the façade of a private house on Delos. The fresco depicts two boxers or wrestlers, a trumpeter and Hercules. 2-1st century BCE. (Site museum, Delos)

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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, October 05). Boxer Fresco, Delos. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2050/boxer-fresco-delos/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Boxer Fresco, Delos." World History Encyclopedia, October 05, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2050/boxer-fresco-delos/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Boxer Fresco, Delos." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Oct 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2050/boxer-fresco-delos/.

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