ANCIENT CITY OF Lacedaemon SPARTA 300 SPARTANS Old 1882 Art Print Engraving
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:50496848 | Date of Creation: 1800-1899 |
| Originality: Original | Subject: Landscape |
SPARTA Artist / Lithographer: Steindruckerei (stone printing) v. Walter Muller, Gera (Reuss) Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engravingCLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY ANTIQUE PRINTS LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT DATE: This antique print is from an old German atlas published in 1882. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 1/2 inches by 12 1/2 inches including white borders which amount to about an inch on each side. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent as ...shown in scan. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! PRINT DESCRIPTION: Sparta was a city in ancient Greece, whose territory included, in Classical times, all Laconia and Messenia, and which was the most powerful state of the Peloponnesus. It is also the name of a modern town some kilometres away from the ancient site. (Technically, Sparta was the name of the ancient town; Lacedaemon, was the city-state. Sparta is now normally used for both.) The city of Sparta lies at the northern end of the central Laconian plain, on the right bank of the river Eurotas. The site was strategically located; guarded from three sides by mountains and controlling the routes by which invading armies could penetrate Laconia and the southern Peloponnesus via the Langhda Pass over Mt Taygetus. At the same time, its distance from the sea—Sparta is 27 miles from its seaport, Gythium—made it difficult to blockade. Sparta had the best army in ancient Greece; and was the most powerful state before the rise of Athens, a naval power, after the Persian Wars. Sparta and Athens were reluctant allies against the Persians, but became rivals thereafter. The greatest series of conflicts between the two states, which resulted in the dismantling of the Athens Empire, is called the Peloponnesian War. Athenian attempts to control Greece and take over the Spartan role of 'guardian of Hellenism' ended in failure. The first ever defeat of a Spartan hoplite army at full strength occurred at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC. By the time of the rise of Alexander the Great in 336 BC, Sparta was a shadow of its former self, clinging to an isolated independency. She was eventually forced into the Achaean League. Spartans continued their way of life even after the Roman conquest of Greece. The city became a tourist exhibit for the Roman elite who came to observe the "unusual" Spartan customs. Following the disaster that befell the Roman Imperial Army at the Battle of Adrianople (378 AD), the Spartan phalanx met and defeated a force of raiding Visigoths in battle. This is considered the last noteworthy deed of the Spartans CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE PRINTS MAKE A GREAT DECORATION FOR YOUR OFFICE OR DEN WALL.
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