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Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World, 1535. Creator: Maerten van HeemskerckPanorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World, 1535
Sparta Archaeological Museum, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel DaviesSpartan warrior, possibly King Leonidas, found near the Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos, 5th century BC, at the Sparta Archaeological Museum, Agiou Nikonos, Greece, 2003
Mani, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel DaviesHarbourside church at Mani, home to the descendants of the ancient Greek Spartans, and located in the central peninsula of the Peloponnese in Southern Greece, 2003
Cléombrote and Léonidas, c. 1795. Creator: Francois-Xavier FabreCleombrote and Leonidas, c. 1795
The Testament of Eudamidas, 1644-1648. Creator: Nicolas PoussinThe Testament of Eudamidas, 1644-1648
La Mort d'Agis, 1789. Creator: Nicolas Andre MonsiauLa Mort d'Agis, 1789. The Death of Agis. Scene inspired by Plutarch. The body of Agis, King of Sparta, who has just been strangled on the orders of Leonidas, lies on the ground
Chilon of Sparta, 1596. Creator: Jan MullerChilon of Sparta, 1596
Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860. Creator: Edgar DegasYoung Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860
Helen, about 1787. Creator: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm TischbeinHelen, about 1787. [In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world]
Chilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615. Creator: Jan MullerChilon, Legislator & Philosopher of Sparta, ca. 1615
Representatives of Athens and Corinth at the Court of Archidamas, King of Sparta, from the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, 1533
Spartan Soldier, 1859. Creator: Charles NegreSpartan Soldier, 1859
Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Creator: UnknownLycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Lycurgus (fl c820 BC) lawgiver of Sparta who established military reforms in accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, promoting virtues of equality (among citizens)
General View of Sparta, Restored, 1890. Creator: UnknownGeneral View of Sparta, Restored, 1890. Sparta, known as Lacedaemon, a prominent city-state on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia Ancient Greece, became the dominant military land-power
Death of Pausanias, 1890. Creator: UnknownDeath of Pausanias, 1890. Pausanias, Spartan regent and general suspected of conspiring with Xerxes I during the Greco-Persian Wars, on arrest he escaped to the temple of Athena
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: UnknownRepulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I
The Attack on the Piraeus, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Attack on the Piraeus, 1890. Attack on Piraeus, the harbour of Athens c389 BC by Teleutias, brother of Spartan king Agesilaus II. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol
The Spartans at Plataea, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Spartans at Plataea, 1890. The Battle of Plataea 479 BC, was the final land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece
Interview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Creator: UnknownInterview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Meeting between Agesilaus II (c444-360 BC), king of Sparta, Eurypontid dynasty and Pharnabazus II (ruled 413-374 BC), a Persian statesman
Young Spartans Exercising, ca 1860. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Young Spartans Exercising, ca 1860. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Theatre of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon) with Mt Taygetus beyond, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonTheatre of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon) with Mt Taygetus beyond, c20th century. Snow in April. Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece known as Lacedaemon
Excavation of Acropolis of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon), c20th century. Artist: CM DixonExcavation of Acropolis of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon), c20th century. Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece known as Lacedaemon
Aristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Creator: UnknownAristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Aristomenes, king of Messenia, celebrated for his struggle with the Spartans c685BC and resistance to them on Mount Eira for eleven years