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Leonidas of Sparta. Statue
of Leonidas with helmet of Attic type. It was found in the temple of Athena Chalkioikos at
the Acropolis of Sparta. It preserves the upper part of the body but hands are missing.
Dated to the second quarter of the 5th century B. C.
Leonidas made his stand at Thermopylae, a slim ribbon of land in Thessaly, Greece, against
the mighty army of the Persians in 480 B.C., along with 300 brave Spartans. When betrayed
by an avaricious farmer he chose death over retreat. He and his 300 countrymen battled
through the morning; when their weapons were gone, they fought with fists and feet until
every last man had fallen, but they had held the enemy long enough to ensure the safe
withdrawal of the rest of the Greek army...
Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Greece.
| Height : 10 in. (25 cm) | |
| Price : US$69.00 |
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