Sculpture of Atropates

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Illustration

Dr Mahir Khalifa-Zadeh
by Natiq Camal Afşar
published on 08 August 2024
Sculpture of Atropates Download Full Size Image

Atropates, (370 BCE to c. 321 BCE), a Median nobleman and Persian general who served under Darius III and Alexander the Great, and eventually founded an independent kingdom Media-Atropatene (Lesser Media) and dynasty that was named after him. Statue by Natiq Camal Afşar, 2004-2006. Photo by Elnur Neciyev.

Military History Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Afşar, N. C. (2024, August 08). Sculpture of Atropates. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19311/sculpture-of-atropates/

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Afşar, Natiq Camal. "Sculpture of Atropates." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 08, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19311/sculpture-of-atropates/.

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