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A colossal gilded bronze statue of Hercules, 2.41 m high. 2nd century BCE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)
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Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.
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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 01). Gilded Bronze Hercules. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1169/gilded-bronze-hercules/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Gilded Bronze Hercules." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 01, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1169/gilded-bronze-hercules/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Gilded Bronze Hercules." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 May 2013. Web. 23 Oct 2021.