A wonderful photograph of the artifact which has been most closely identified with King Leonidas of Sparta.


This important discovery was excavated under the auspices of the British
School of Athens near the Spartan Acropolis in 1925.
A Spartan local saw the torso and named it, 'Leonidas'.
Today, it is one of the centerpieces of 'The Archaeological Museum of Sparta'
(Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Σπάρτης).
It was the self-sacrifice of the Spartan king and his warriors (Σπαρτιάτες) at
Thermopylae in 480 BC that has resonated throughout the ages and will
continue in the future.

Attribution: Petrus.Agricola

#Greece   #Archaeology   #Museums  Photo: A wonderful photograph of the artifact which has been most closely identified with King Leonidas of Sparta. This important discovery was excavated under the auspices of the British School of Athens near the Spartan Acropolis in 1925. A Spartan local saw the torso and named it, 'Leonidas'. Today, it is one of the centerpieces of 'The Archaeological Museum of Sparta' (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Σπάρτης). It was the self-sacrifice of the Spartan king and his warriors (Σπαρτιάτες) at Thermopylae in 480 BC that has resonated throughout the ages and will continue in the future. Attribution: Petrus.Agricola #Greece   #Archaeology   #Museums  

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