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title: Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6005/portrait-statue-of-a-roman-woman/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6005.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6005.jpg)

## Image Caption

The statue sows a wealthy lady from the latter part of [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/)'s reign. The body is Pentelic marble from [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) but the head is of a finer marble from the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) island of [Paros](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paros/). Emperor Hadrian rebuilt [Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyrene/) after the Jewish revolt of 115-116 CE. He restored the major buildings, including the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) and even brought settlers from [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) to re-populate the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), 130-140 CE. Found in the co-called Temple of [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/), Cyrene, Libya. Excavated by R. M. Smith and E. A. Porcher. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, November 06). Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6005/portrait-statue-of-a-roman-woman/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 06, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6005/portrait-statue-of-a-roman-woman/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Portrait Statue of a Roman Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6005/portrait-statue-of-a-roman-woman/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 06 November 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.