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Achilles and Briseis fresco, house of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii,62-79 AD. In this scene from the Iliad, Achilles, seated with his gaze turned towards his beloved, surrenders Briseis to Agamemnon as spoils of war. On the right, Patroclus is turned towards Briseis. Behind, the Myrmidons…

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