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title: Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13762/old-man--two-hoplites-attic-black-figure-amphora/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13762.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13762.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of an Attic black-figure [amphora](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amphora/) showing two hoplites and an old man seated. 6th century BCE. From a [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) in [Cerveteri](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cerveteri/). (Archaeological Museum, Milan, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/))

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2021, March 30). Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13762/old-man--two-hoplites-attic-black-figure-amphora/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 30, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13762/old-man--two-hoplites-attic-black-figure-amphora/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Old Man & Two Hoplites, Attic Black-Figure Amphora." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13762/old-man--two-hoplites-attic-black-figure-amphora/>.

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