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Fallen Idols

In the ancient world, statues were not symbols of virtue and could take revenge on those who attacked them.

Christopher Dickenson | Published in History Today Volume 70 Issue 8 August 2020

Remnants from a probable statue of Demetrius the Besieger, c.300 BC. Courtesy American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Agora Excavations.

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