Sphinx from a mausoleum at Arausio, (Orange, France), 1st century BCE.
Archaeological Museum of Orange.
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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, August 22). Sphinx. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5503/sphinx/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Sphinx." World History Encyclopedia, August 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5503/sphinx/.
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