Marble Statue Of Leonidas
It was found southwest of peribolos of the sanctuary of athena chalkioikos on the acropolis of sparta.
Marble statue of leonidas. Leonidas however was the. Doric λεωνίδας α leōnídas a. Spartan king leonidas shield spear cast marble statue sculpture figurine 9 45in 24cm free shipping free tracking number greekartifact 5 out of 5 stars 491 40 21 free shipping favorite. Feb 11 2019 marble statue of a helmed hoplite 5th century bc maybe leonidas sparta archæological museum of sparta greece.
Son of the lion. Marble statue of leonidas 5th century bc sparta archæological museum of sparta greece. Leonidas i l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s d æ s. His upbringing would be focused on grooming him for the power that he would inherit on his father s death.
Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of parian marble in 480 470 bc and unearthed in 1926. In ancient art leonidas is quite possibly the subject of a surviving marble statue from the acropolis of sparta 490 480 bce. Died 19 september 480 bc was a king of the greek city state of sparta and the 17th of the agiad line a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod heracles and cadmus. There was only exception to this compulsory military training the first born son of the king of each city state.
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. The sculpture is housed in the archaeological museum of sparta which.