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The Banishment of Cleombrotus - from the original picture by Benjamin West. Cleombrotus I was a Spartan king from 380 BC until 371 BC. Leonidas II, King of Sparta, was usurped by his son-in-law, Cleombrutus. When Leonidas returns looking for revenge, his daughter pleads for her husband's life. Leonidas is moved by her tears, and commutes Cleombrutus's death sentence to banishment. ©TopFoto.
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The Banishment of Cleombrotus - from the original picture by Benjamin West. Cleombrotus I was a Spartan king from 380 BC until 371 BC. Leonidas II, King of Sparta, was usurped by his son-in-law, Cleombrutus. When Leonidas returns looking for revenge, his daughter pleads for her husband's life. Leonidas is moved by her tears, and commutes Cleombrutus's death sentence to banishment. ©TopFoto
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Image size:
5661 x 3879 px | 62.8 MB
Print size:
47.9 x 32.8 cm | 18.9 x 12.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1ST CENTURY BC • ANCIENT GREECE • ART • ARTIST • ARTISTE • ENGLAND • FIRST CENTURY BC • GREEK HISTORY • GREEK • I CENTURY BC • PAINTING • SPARTAN KING
