Detail of the Portonaccio Sarcophagus (Illustration)

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by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta
published on 31 January 2020

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Detail of the Portonaccio Sarcophagus, which depicts Late Roman legionaries battling barbarians in the 3rd Century BCE. The piece was created between 172-175 CE.

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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta. Uploaded by Arienne King, published on 31 January 2020 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Cuesta, M. H. (2020, January 31). Detail of the Portonaccio Sarcophagus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11822/detail-of-the-portonaccio-sarcophagus/

Chicago Style

Cuesta, Miguel H. "Detail of the Portonaccio Sarcophagus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 31, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11822/detail-of-the-portonaccio-sarcophagus/.

MLA Style

Cuesta, Miguel H. "Detail of the Portonaccio Sarcophagus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Jan 2020. Web. 11 Apr 2021.

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