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title: The Punishment of Marsyas
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4114/the-punishment-of-marsyas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Punishment of Marsyas
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4114.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue in red marble depicting the punishment of [Marsyas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marsyas/), a [satyr](https://www.worldhistory.org/satyr/) who dared challenge [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) to a [music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) contest. Marsyas lost and Apollo had him tied to a tree and flayed him alive. The statue was found at the Villa Vignacce in southeastern [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) during 2009 excavations carried by the American Institute for [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/). Now in Centrale Montemartini, Rome. From the 1st half of 2nd century CE ([Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/)'s reign).
## External Links
- [Flaying in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net](https://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/flaying-middle-ages/)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, October 07). The Punishment of Marsyas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Punishment of Marsyas." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 07, 2015. .
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Punishment of Marsyas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Oct 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/20580554579/in/album-72157632499854041/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/20580554579/in/album-72157632499854041/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/20580554579/in/album-72157632499854041/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 07 October 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.