Herm of Miltiades (inscription)
Pentelic marble.
Roman copy of the 2nd cent. CE after a Greek original.
Inv. No. 347.Ravenna, National MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Herm of Miltiades (inscription).

Pentelic marble.
Roman copy of the 2nd cent. CE after a Greek original.
Inv. No. 347.

Ravenna, National Museum
(Museo nazionale di Ravenna).

Private collection, D’Este.
Origin:
From Rome.
Description:
Miltiades / qui Persas bello vicit Marathonis in arvis / civibus ingratis et patria interiit

Πάντες Μιλτιάδη τάδ᾿ ἄρηια ἔργα ἴσασιν Πέρσαι καί Μαράθων σῆς ἀρετῆς τεμένος

Miltiades, who won the victory over the Persians on the fields of Marathon (and) succumbed to the ingratefull citizens and fatherland.

Credits:
© 2018. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
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