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    Sperlonga (locally Spelonghe) is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Italy, about halfway between Rome and Naples. It is best known for the ancient...
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    The Sperlonga sculptures are a large and elaborate ensemble of ancient sculptures discovered in 1957 in the grounds of the former villa of the Emperor...
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    fathers, are inscribed on one of the sculptures at Tiberius's villa at Sperlonga (though they may predate his ownership), but it seems likely that not...
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    and His Sons, in the Vatican Museums, and the sculptures discovered at Sperlonga are both signed by three sculptors including an Agesander. The name Agesander...
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    representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga, Italy In-universe information Title King of Ithaca Spouse Penelope Children...
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    remarkable set of sculptures found in the cave of the Villa of Tiberius in Sperlonga, depicting scenes from the adventures of Odysseus. Finally, it has been...
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    depicted in life-size sculpture, including a giant Polyphemus, in the Sperlonga sculptures probably made for the Emperor Tiberius. This may be an interpretation...
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    Adam Ondra) The Bow, Arco, Italy, November 2020 9a (5.14d) Grandi Gesti, Sperlonga, Italy, March 2016 Joe-cita, Oliana, Spain, February 2017 Esclatamasters...
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    Caligula. The remains of Tiberius's villa at Sperlonga include a grotto, where the fragmentary Sperlonga sculptures were found. The hill-top Villa Jovis...
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    Winckelmann's views on harmony and expression in the visual arts. The fragmentary Sperlonga sculptures are another series of "baroque" sculptures in the Hellenistic...
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