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The kouros known as 'The Agrigento Youth', marble, c. 480 BCE, from Agrigento, Sicily. (Archaeological Museum of Agrigento)
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Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.
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Cartwright, M. (2014, May 09). Kouros (The Agrigento Youth). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2623/kouros-the-agrigento-youth/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Kouros (The Agrigento Youth)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 09, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2623/kouros-the-agrigento-youth/.
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