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Prisoners of war were also sold as slaves through public auction. [1] [5] At private auctions, goods like land, inheritance, crops, houses, slaves, and livestock were often sold. [6] [5] Private auctions were also used as a means to pass wealth down through a legacy. [2] Goods sold at public auctions included food, spices, wool and books ...
On a thin, elongated base stands a hoplite warrior in an offensive stance, armed with helmet, chest armour and greaves. In the left he is holding a Boeotian shield, while with his right he is brandishing a spear. The spear is lost, but the hole in the hand determines the original direction. The whole performance is vibrant and lively.
The middle frieze shows a hoplite phalanx, and the bottom frieze shows a horse race. The frieze with the hoplites shows two hoplite formations engaging in battle. The hoplite in front of the first phalanx advances to the left over a body. Another hoplite extends his arm as he leans to throw he spear to the warrior in front of him.
The hoplite phalanx is a frequent subject in ancient Greek art At this point, the phalanx would put its collective weight to push back the enemy line and thus create fear and panic among its ranks. There could be multiple such instances of attempts to push, but it seems from the accounts of the ancients that these were perfectly orchestrated ...
All depictions on this vase point towards warfare in Ancient Greece.The body shows an amazonomachy with clear indications of Greek Hoplites, which all carry spears and wear the style of helmet and shield that were historically attributed to Hoplites, [12] as well as hints towards the other warriors being the Amazons, due to their use of a bow rather than spear, the long thin bodies indicative ...
The shoes, worn by Judy Garland in the classic 1939 movie, went for $25m more than the auctioneer's estimate.
A skyphos (Ancient Greek: σκύφος; pl.: skyphoi) is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none.The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body.
When the dazzling 16-foot-high leaded stained- glass window arrived in Canton in 1913, it made front-page news—and postponed the new church’s dedication by a week because of a shipping delay.