Barnaby Rogerson

On the trail of Roman Turkey with Don McCullin

The great war photographer has now brought to life some of the finest ruins of the ancient world

One of the finest sculptures of its age: ‘The Dionysus Sarcophagus’, Perge, 2nd century AD, was carved from Attic marble by Athenian sculptors and depicts the revenge of Dionysus on Lycurgus, king of Thrace [© Don McCullin 2023] 
issue 19 August 2023
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