Tina Salowey
Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Dept. of Philosophy, Religion, and Classics
P.O. Box 9733
8031 Quadrangle Lane
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020
540 362-6200
540 362-6346 (fax)
csalowey@hollins.edu

I am standing with the Farnese Herakles, a colossal statue from the Baths of Caracalla that shows Herakles resting on his club and lion skin after completing his labors.  The statue is housed today in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy.