Hercules and Telephus

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Carole Raddato
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published on 28 July 2014
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Hercules and his son Telephus, 1st–2nd century CE, discovered in Tivoli (east of Rome), Italy. (Louvre Museum)
This Roman copy appears to be based on a type of Hercules attested in Greek sculpture as early as the second half of the 4th century BCE and influenced by the work of the sculptor Lysippus.

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

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