Roman Hermaphrodite Fresco

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Illustration

Carole Raddato
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published on 23 November 2016

Fresco fragment depicting a hermaphrodite displaying both male and female anatomy, 2nd half of 3rd century CE, from Capua. (Museo Barracco, Rome)

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

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Raddato, C. (2016, November 23). Roman Hermaphrodite Fresco. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6068/roman-hermaphrodite-fresco/

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Raddato, Carole. "Roman Hermaphrodite Fresco." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 23, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6068/roman-hermaphrodite-fresco/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Roman Hermaphrodite Fresco." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Nov 2016. Web. 26 Mar 2023.

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