Spartans Collection

Alcibiades Acclaimed
Alcibiades is acclaimed by the people of Athens when he returns after victories over the Spartans

DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS
Epaminondas, Theban general, dies fighting the Spartans at the battle of Mantinea risking his own life to save that of his friend Pelopidas. Date: 362 BCE

Scenes in England, Regency era. English sailor setting out from home for the merchant navy 1, view of ships on the Thames in London 2, view of John o Groats in Scotland 3

The marriage of Penelope and Ulysses. Nozze di Penelope e di Ulisse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

GREECE. PELOPONNESE. LACONIA. Sparta. Ruins of a theater

Dromos, Sparta
The Dromos, Sparta, venue for sporting and athletic activities in which the Spartans excelled

Education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece
The education of young Spartans in Ancient Greece emphasises brawn rather than brain

Lamartine En Voyage
ALPHONSE-MARIE-LOUIS LAMARTINE visiting Thermopylae in Greece where the Spartans held the Persians, amazes his guide by exclaiming wih all his force Leonidas ! (Spartan king) Date: 1790 - 1869

Spartan Dromos
Spartans exercise in the dromos, or sport stadium. Date: ancient

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Brasidas Drops Shield
The Spartan admiral Brasidas, bombarded by Athenians defending the fortress of Pylos, drops his shield into the sea, an omen to the Greeks, who soon defeat him

Helen Elopes with Paris
Spartan princess Helen, wife of Menelaus, elopes with Paris, prince of Troy, who has Aphrodites support: the Greek princes unite to get her back - hence the Trojan War

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