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title: Pausanias the Spartan
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museums, Rome)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4894/pausanias-the-spartan/
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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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# Pausanias the Spartan
_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museums, Rome)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4894.jpg)
## Image Caption
A portrait bust of [Pausanias](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Pausanias/), the 5th century BCE Spartan general and regent who successfully commanded the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) forces at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of [Plataea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Plataea/) in 479 BCE. (Capitoline Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rome), M. H. (. a. t. C. M. (2016, April 11). Pausanias the Spartan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rome), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museums,. "Pausanias the Spartan." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 11, 2016. .
### MLA
Rome), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museums,. "Pausanias the Spartan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/9943154/in/photolist-SXKG-q2ngQz-fMnKA3-efF2z3-jUiefb-fM6h82-fLztx5-8Ww7eW-f99EFP-notjNX-e64QbF-f9oNZo-cmyc1J-ddWGKn-e9ajrC-cWLoLb-e94Dxi-f99Byx-9CkTid-cWLsiu-nGKrYx-bkJGwL-efzhpF-e64Mwc-dtZEwo-dTV6WT-cWLn7Y-Eu1ebF-9Cm4m5-nCTnjU-nEW53k-dvgHsV-Eu174e-norAmA-4ScXPj-9CkPUf-9a2PYd-4ScXmW-9Ci5o4-cnsw9N-FfTdLf-cWLnuS-9CkU9s-fLAgbu-cnsEw9-ddWFbZ-ddWETT-cFwrkh-fLiB2v-8Ww5pf)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/9943154/in/photolist-SXKG-q2ngQz-fMnKA3-efF2z3-jUiefb-fM6h82-fLztx5-8Ww7eW-f99EFP-notjNX-e64QbF-f9oNZo-cmyc1J-ddWGKn-e9ajrC-cWLoLb-e94Dxi-f99Byx-9CkTid-cWLsiu-nGKrYx-bkJGwL-efzhpF-e64Mwc-dtZEwo-dTV6WT-cWLn7Y-Eu1ebF-9Cm4m5-nCTnjU-nEW53k-dvgHsV-Eu174e-norAmA-4ScXPj-9CkPUf-9a2PYd-4ScXmW-9Ci5o4-cnsw9N-FfTdLf-cWLnuS-9CkU9s-fLAgbu-cnsEw9-ddWFbZ-ddWETT-cFwrkh-fLiB2v-8Ww5pf) by [**Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Capitoline Museums, Rome)**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/9943154/in/photolist-SXKG-q2ngQz-fMnKA3-efF2z3-jUiefb-fM6h82-fLztx5-8Ww7eW-f99EFP-notjNX-e64QbF-f9oNZo-cmyc1J-ddWGKn-e9ajrC-cWLoLb-e94Dxi-f99Byx-9CkTid-cWLsiu-nGKrYx-bkJGwL-efzhpF-e64Mwc-dtZEwo-dTV6WT-cWLn7Y-Eu1ebF-9Cm4m5-nCTnjU-nEW53k-dvgHsV-Eu174e-norAmA-4ScXPj-9CkPUf-9a2PYd-4ScXmW-9Ci5o4-cnsw9N-FfTdLf-cWLnuS-9CkU9s-fLAgbu-cnsEw9-ddWFbZ-ddWETT-cFwrkh-fLiB2v-8Ww5pf). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 April 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.