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Mother of Cities — the ancient crossroads where the Silk Road met the Indian subcontinent

Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi 1477-1549), close-up of Roxanne from " The Marriage of Alexander and Roxane" (1519), fresco size 370 × 660 cm, Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy
Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi 1477-1549), close-up of Roxanne from " The Marriage of Alexander and Roxane" (1519), fresco size 370 × 660 cm, Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy © Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi 1477-1549), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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