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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: the stoicism of the Hellenistic Boxer

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: the stoicism of the Hellenistic Boxer

Archeology, Art History, Esquiline, Greek Sculpture, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Quirinal, Rome

Tweet Right by Rome’s Termini central station is one of my favourite museums of ancient Roman art, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (home to these spectacular Roman frescoes). Palazzo Massimo is part of the National Roman Museum which has four locations (can a museum have...

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