Herophon
Herophon son of Anaxagoras was a Macedonian sculptor of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. He is known from an inscription in Olympia, where he created a sculpture of Zeus for Eleans and other Greeks honouring Rome. Also an envoy of Perseus of Macedon, sent to Eumenes II of Pergamon.
Herophon
- Born
- 100
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Herophon son of Anaxagoras was a Macedonian sculptor of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. He is known from an inscription in Olympia, where he created a sculpture of Zeus for Eleans and other Greeks honouring Rome. Also an envoy of Perseus of Macedon, sent to Eumenes II of Pergamon.
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