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A scene depicting warriors fighting over a corpse, probably a scene from the Iliad and the fallen warrior is Patrokles. Attic black-figure kalyx krater, c. 530 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Mark is a full-time author, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.
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Cartwright, M. (2014, December 21). Black-Figure Warrior Scene. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3381/black-figure-warrior-scene/
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