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The Tripod of Palatae, Delphi, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

The Tripod of Palataea, Delphi, Greece. One of the most celebrated monuments of antiquity, the Tripod of Plataea celebrated the defeat of the Persians by 31 Greek city-states at Plataea in 479 BC. Three intertwined serpents made of gold supported a gold cauldron. Constantine the Great removed the monument to his Hippodrome, and fragments of it are still on display today in Istanbul.

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The Tripod of Palatae, Delphi, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

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The Tripod of Palataea, Delphi, Greece. One of the most celebrated monuments of antiquity, the Tripod of Plataea celebrated the defeat of the Persians by 31 Greek city-states at Plataea in 479 BC. Three intertwined serpents made of gold supported a gold cauldron. Constantine the Great removed the monument to his Hippodrome, and fragments of it are still on display today in Istanbul.

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Album / Samuel Magal / Sites & Photos / Heritage Images

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5129 x 3419 px | 50.2 MB

Print size:

43.4 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

5TH CENTURY BC • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEK • ANCIENT SITE • ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHITECTURE • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONTINENT • DELFOS • DELPHI • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • GREECE • LOCATION • PHOTOGRAPH • PLINTH • RUINED • RUINS • TRIPOD OF PALATAE