Sphinx

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 22 August 2016

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Sphinx from a mausoleum at Arausio, (Orange, France), 1st century BCE.

Archaeological Museum of Orange.

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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