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Free FreePetros Themelis, Society of Messenian Archaeological Studies, explores the sculpture from Messene in the Western Peloponnese.
This ancient Greek city witnessed the developing careers of many sculptors including Damophon, son of Philip, whose fame and activity in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC went far beyond the boundaries of his native city.
After an earthquake at Olympia he made repairs to the great statue of Zeus by Pheidias, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Messene was also home to a family of sculptors in bronze who made portrait statues of Olympic victors in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC.
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2016-02-19 2016-02-19 Europe/London Hellenistic and Roman sculpture from ancient Messene Petros Themelis, Society of Messenian Archaeological Studies, explores the sculpture from Messene in the Western Peloponnese. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/02/19/hellenistic-and-roman-sculpture-from-ancient-messene-85394 British Museum,Great Russell Street, London,London,LondonLocation
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