Answer of the Athenian Aristides to the ambassadors of Mardonius

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Title

Answer of the Athenian Aristides to the ambassadors of Mardonius

Subject

Kings and Commanders

Description

Mardonius (front soldier on the right side) took advantage of Themistocles's absence and sacked Athens, leading the Persian army from Thermopylae all the way till his death at Plataea.
Xerxes intrusted the Persian army to Mardonius when he fled back to Persia, but Mardonius lost both the battle but also his life at the Battle of Plataea.

Creator

M. A. Barth

Date

1832

Contributor

Wikimedia Commons

Rights

Public Domain

Format

1682 x 1224 px jpg

Type

pen/ pencil