Portrait of Hesiod

Illustration

Carole Raddato
by
published on 04 October 2016
Portrait of Hesiod Download Full Size Image

Portrait of the Greek poet Hesiod (ESIODVS) on the Monnus mosaic from Augusta Treverorum (Trier), end of the 3rd century CE. It is the only known authenticated portrait of Hesiod. (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany)

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Raddato, C. (2016, October 04). Portrait of Hesiod. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5835/portrait-of-hesiod/

Chicago Style

Raddato, Carole. "Portrait of Hesiod." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 04, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5835/portrait-of-hesiod/.

MLA Style

Raddato, Carole. "Portrait of Hesiod." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Oct 2016. Web. 31 Oct 2024.

Membership