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Title
Ancient Athens at the time of Xerxes
Subject
Battle Sites
Description
This drawing shows Athens at its peak right before Xerxes came through and burned it to the ground, and its position at the top of a hill is both literal and symbolic because Athens was the richest city-state in Greece.
Xerxes targeted Athens to get it out of his way and tried to ensure Athens would not be able to fight him later into his conquest. He seemed to overlook the thousands of hoplites and a dozen generals he let live.
Xerxes targeted Athens to get it out of his way and tried to ensure Athens would not be able to fight him later into his conquest. He seemed to overlook the thousands of hoplites and a dozen generals he let live.
Creator
Jacob Abbott
Date
1900
Contributor
Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public Domain
Format
1112 x 720 px
Type
Pencil/ Stencil