Feb 11 2019 marble statue of a helmed hoplite 5th century bc maybe leonidas sparta archæological museum of sparta greece.
Marble statue of leonidas.
λεωνίδης α leōnídēs a leɔːnídɛːs.
The sculpture is housed in the archaeological museum of sparta which.
Marble statue of leonidas 5th century bc sparta archæological museum of sparta greece.
It was found southwest of peribolos of the sanctuary of athena chalkioikos on the acropolis of sparta.
Leonidas however was the.
Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of parian marble in 480 470 bc and unearthed in 1926.
Ionic and attic greek.
Resplendent in a crested corinthian helmet his face which would have had inlaid eyes depicts the grim determination for which the fallen king became a legend.
There was only exception to this compulsory military training the first born son of the king of each city state.
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Leonidas i l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s d æ s.
Son of the lion.
Doric λεωνίδας α leōnídas a.
The sculpture was dubbed leonidas by a local greek workman after its discovery in reference to spartan king leonidas i.