Codrus, semi-mythical last King of Athens, c. 1089-1068 BC

Codrus or Codron, semi-mythical last King of Athens, c. 1089-1068 BC. Sacrificed himself for victory against the Dorians. Bust with royal diadem and beard from a bronze medal. Re datene creduto per Codro. Copperplate engraving by Guillaume Vallet after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Bronze Medal Classical Mythology Codron Filososi Giovanni Angelo Canini Greek Myth Guillaume Vallet Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Orator Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Regi Roman Myth Royal Diadem Sacrifice

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