Portrait of Othryadess, Spartan warrior

Portrait of Othryades or Othryadas, the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. In cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Otriades in Cornel. and Dactylotheca. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

Ancient History Antiquarian Charles Francis Greville Classical History Cornelian Dactylotheca Greek Myth John Boydell John Spilsbury Mezzotint Roman Myth Spartan

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