Cheronea ,The Protagonistes

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Portait of Philip II

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Bust of Demosthenes

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Statue head of Alexander the Great

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Statue head of Alexander the Great , ,back of the head

[Alexias]

Wonderful photos, System1988, thank you! Young Philip was a handsome devil, wasn't he?

[system1988]

As an answer to Alexias : He really was , and perhaps his erotic conquests were also due to this , albeit to a small extent , because as we know , power is the greatest aphrodisiac !

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After the defeat of Cheronea Beotia was almost under the total control of Macedonia -even in art .. from a Cist -shaped tomb from ancient Tanagra with depicted cuirass probably of iron

[system1988]

The polychrome paintings of the cist-shaped tomb of Tanagra ,which are considerd unique and original to this day in terms of their iconography .From their style and the influence of macedonian funerary painting they show,we conclude that they date to the 3rd century BC .That the painter who created the decoration was local is inferred from his inexperience in representing human figures. The deaceased was an officer of the cavalry but we dont know if he was a Theban citizen or a Macedonian one .
On the narrow side A is represented the bust of a horse ,and a kopis /knife held in a leather sheath .Long side D :cuirass probably of iron , a pair of graves and a helmet of the beotian type .a metal ring with five metal strigils( athletic activities of the dead )On the narrow side B ; Is represened a lyre or kithara with 16 strings ( the dead was a skilled musician)On the long side c : depicted several writings instruments as well as boxes for their storage There is a diptych folding board with a wax surface for note-taking,a bird-feather quill suitable for writing on papyrus,a semi-cylindrical storage cist of a net from which it was suspended on the wall ,a rectangular storage box placed vertically and tied with red ribbons ending in a bow, a rectangular chest on which is an inkwell with a metal stylus leaning diagonally up aganst it , a suitable writind object for inscribing and erasing notes on the surface of the diptych board .Next to the cest are depicted three papyri scolls rolled up into cylinders and placed horizontally one on top of the other , all tied together with a red ribbon also ending in a bow .The papyri - demonstrate the ability of the deceased in writing or copying texts probably songs or poems ,which he would have performed to the accompaniment of his kithara .


My note ( not a blasphemy but ...): the deseased was the perfect male example , he was a valiant warrior , a sportsman he was rich and he was a poet too !!!

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Tanagra , the cist tomb of an officer-the painted decoration

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Stone base with funeray epithaph

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The funerary stele of Panchares

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iNCRIBED VOTIVE BASE OF THE ORCHOMENIAN CAVALRY WHO TOOK PART IN THE ASIAN CAMPAIGN

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THE MIDDLE PART OF THE INSCIPTION ( i think it is a very important incription )

[marcus]

THE MIDDLE PART OF THE INSCIPTION ( i think it is a very important incription )

This is uncanny, because I have literally just spent the last hour looking at that very same inscription ... then logged on to Pothos and there's the translation from your catalogue. If you're interested in the original Greek (IG VII 3206):

Orchomenos inscription IG VII 3206.jpg (60.01 KiB) Viewed 15221 times

[system1988]

Thank you Marcus ...i have the original ancient greek test , but i prefered to show only the english translation , because i dont think every one can read it