Illustration of the Serpent Column, aka the Serpentine Column, Plataea Tripod or Delphi Tripod, on the Hippodrome of Constantinople, now Istanbul Turkey. The column was a sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi, but relocated to Constantinople in 324. The column commemorates the Greek Victory against the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479BC. Vintage Illustration or Engraving 1865

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Size: 3583px × 5966px
Location: Sultanahmet Square Istanbul Turkey
Photo credit: © Chris Hellier / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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