A couple more picture from the Monument Interallié, which was built to commemorate the dead of WWI. Many of the allied nations have built shrines there. Greece contributed this cheerful sculpture:
and this marble column with a quote from Thucydides' 'The History of the Peloponnesian War' saying that the tomb of illustrious men is the whole earth (badly translated by me).
The Greek helmet sculpture pile is an interesting one! Brassy!
ReplyDeleteI like both, particularly the helmet sculpture. Leonidas would have been proud :-)
ReplyDeleteDear Greg,
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a research project on Thucydides at the University of Bristol and am interested in the photo of the Greek Allies' Memorial (with the pile of helmets). I was wondering if you could tell me a little more about the sculpture (if it's related to the Thucydides column, if there was a caption) and if you'd be willing to give us permission to use the photo for the project website. I would greatly appreciate it if you could contact me via email at Christine.Lee@bristol.ac.uk.
Many thanks for your time and best wishes,
Christine