Illustration
Marble bust of Hercules, Roman copy after Greek original, 117-118 CE, made for Hadrian for his villa at Tivoli. (British Museum)
About the Author
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.
License
This image was first published on Flickr.
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