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Saint George and the Dragon
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Saint George and the Dragon is a legend in which Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity and among the Druze—defeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from
Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4)
Saint George Killing the Dragon, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (1501/4)
Thracian horseman with serpent-entwined tree (2nd century)
Thracian horseman with serpent-entwined tree (2nd century)
Funerary relief of a Roman cavalryman trampling a barbarian warrior (4th or 5th century). Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Funerary relief of a Roman cavalryman trampling a barbarian warrior (4th or 5th century). Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Fenestrella interpreted by the Louvre as Horus on horseback spearing Set in the shape of a crocodile (4th century)
Fenestrella interpreted by the Louvre as Horus on horseback spearing Set in the shape of a crocodile (4th century)
Cappadocia (Roman province)
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Cappadocia was a province of the Roman Empire in Anatolia, with its capital at Caesarea. It was established in 17 AD by the Emperor Tiberius, following the death of Cappadocia's last king, Archelaus.
Saint George and the Dragon
…immediately, in fear that he might be killed too. But the saint refused to flee, slew the dragon, and rescued the princess. The narrative was first set in Cappadocia in the earliest sources of the 11th and 12th centuries, but transferred to Libya in the 13th-century Golden Legend. The narrative has pre-Christian…
The expansion of the Roman Republic in Asia Minor from 188 BC until 63 BC
The expansion of the Roman Republic in Asia Minor from 188 BC until 63 BC