Epicurus Bust, British Museum

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Epicurus (Epikouros), 342/1 - 271/0 BCE. He was the founder of the Epicurean school. From near the Via Appia, Rome. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of the late 3rd or 2nd century BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 22). Epicurus Bust, British Museum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5078/epicurus-bust-british-museum/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Epicurus Bust, British Museum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5078/epicurus-bust-british-museum/.

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