Epicurus Bust, Vatican Museums

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A marble bust of the Hellenistic philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BCE), founder of Epicureanism. 2nd century CE Roman copy of an earlier Greek original. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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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. (2016, January 23). Epicurus Bust, Vatican Museums. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4466/epicurus-bust-vatican-museums/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Epicurus Bust, Vatican Museums." World History Encyclopedia, January 23, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4466/epicurus-bust-vatican-museums/.

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