Penthesilea & Achilles

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 26 May 2013

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Penthesilea & Achilles — A detail from a 3rd century CE Roman sarcophagus showing the amazon Penthesilea and the Greek hero Achilles in a scene from the Trojan War. Achilles was said to have fallen in love with the amazon at the very moment he killed her with his spear. (Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 26). Penthesilea & Achilles. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Penthesilea & Achilles." World History Encyclopedia, May 26, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Penthesilea & Achilles." World History Encyclopedia, 26 May 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/.