Sphinx

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 22 August 2016

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Sphinx from a mausoleum at Arausio, (Orange, France), 1st century BCE.

Archaeological Museum of Orange.

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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, 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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Cartwright, Mark. "Sphinx." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5503/sphinx/.