Illustration
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)
About the Author
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.
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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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Cartwright, Mark. "Black-Figure Warrior Scene." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 21, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3381/black-figure-warrior-scene/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Black-Figure Warrior Scene." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2014. Web. 22 May 2022.
