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Carole Raddato
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published on 27 July 2014
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Gilded bronze statue of Hercules discovered on the site of the Forum Boarium in Rome. Hercules is holding his club and an apple of the Hesperides. 2nd century BCE. (Musei Capitolini, Rome)

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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. (2014, July 27). Statue of Hercules. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2850/statue-of-hercules/

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Raddato, Carole. "Statue of Hercules." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 27, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2850/statue-of-hercules/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Statue of Hercules." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2014. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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