Picture No | 11077464 |
Date | 1927 |
Description | Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh |
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Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time. Meeting King Ninus for the first time, he was captivated by her beauty and courage and determined to make her his wife.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 19 March 1927 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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