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Mantinea's many towered wall and scene of Theban victory [over Sparta in 362 B.C.], W.S.W. to mts., Greece – Antique Wall Art

Mantinea's many towered wall and scene of Theban victory [over Sparta in 362 B.C.], W.S.W. to mts., Greece, c1907 Jan. 31. — historic photograph
Mantinea's many towered wall and scene of Theban victory [over Sparta in 362 B.C.], W.S.W. to mts., Greece, c1907 Jan. 31.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic photograph of Mantinea's many towered wall and scene of Theban victory [over Sparta in 362 B.C.], W.S.W. to mts., Greece brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Mantinea's towered wall, photographed from the west-southwest toward the mountains, stands near the site of one of the best-known battles of classical Greece. In 362 B.C., a Theban army under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan-led coalition on these plains, a victory that briefly made Thebes the leading power in Greece, though Epaminondas was killed in the fighting. The card was issued by Underwood & Underwood around 1907 as a stereograph, meant to be viewed through a stereoscope so the ruins appear to stand in three dimensions.

Created / publishedc1907 Jan. 31.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
SubjectsH89878 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. (56) 9322. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Greece--History--362 B.C.; Photog. I.; Greece--Mantinea; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,365 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-140490

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