The Lion of Chaeronea, Boeotia, Greece

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Illustration from Outlines of European History published in 1907. Philip II of Macedonia & his son Alexander the Great defeated Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. The Thebans erected a gigantic statue of a lion near the village above the tomb of the Thebans killed in battle. It was rediscovered in 1818 by accident when a horse stumbled on the marble. Later excavations revealed skeletons believed to be Theban & ashes believed to be Macedonian dead.

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Size: 2629px × 1900px
Location: Boeotia, Greece
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: battle, boeotia, chaeronea, defeat, gigantic, greece, illustration, lion, monument, polyandrion, statue, thebans, thebes, tomb