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Constantinople was often portrayed as the goddess Aphrodite. On the Esquiline treasure, made C AD 380 and discovered on Rome’s Esquiline Hill, she joins the other major cities of the late Roman Empire as a “Tyche”, the tutelary deity of a city. Tyche was the daughter of Aphrodite and Zeus. Constantinople carries a cornucopia, all image of bounty
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Taken on Saturday November 30, 2024
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Posted on Saturday November 30, 2024
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