Heroism Collection (page 43)

Terracotta Flask with moulded medallion, Bellerophon killing the Chimaera, c300BC-c250BC. Made in Apulia

Hercules bring Cerberus to Eurystheus (sheltering in the large jar), c6th century BC. Vase from a Etruscan Tomb, at Villa Giulia, Rome

Atlas, Heracles and the golden apples, Athenian black-figure lekythos, c6th century BC. Herakles (Hercules) holding up the heavens for Atlas (on the right)

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot, c1864. Garibaldi (1807-1882) was involved in the Young Italy movement and after a failed uprising in Piedmont in 1834 he fled first to France

Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). Artist: Johann Georg Platzer
Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, 331 BC, (18th century). The city of Babylon (now in modern-day Iraq) surrenders to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and soldier. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon (c356-323 BC) conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Tunisian popular illustration of a hero versus an ogre. The hero, Sidi Ali fights the ogre Ras El K roul on horseback

The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century
A side panel of the Franks Casket, showing Romulus and Remus with the wolf, from the British Museums collection.Side panel from The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century

Hellenistic relief of a sacrifice at a rustic shrine of a god or hero and his consort, from the Munich Glypotek Museums collection

Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir, 1855. Artist: Pyotr Shamshin
Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir, 1855. Nevsky (1219-1263) won a series of victories against the invading Swedes and Teutonic knights, notably on the river Neva in 1240

Roman wall-painting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, 1st century
Roman wall-painting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, from Pompeii, 1st century

Marble portrait of Alexander the Great, Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Earlier portraits of Alexander, in heroic style, look less youthful than those made after his death

Byzantine silk with a motif of a hero and lion, possibly Samson, from Alexandria, Damascus, or Antioch. From the Victoria and Albert Museums collection

Italian earthenware plate with an image of Hercules and the Cretan bull, 16th century
Italian (Verbino) earthenware plate with an image of Hercules and the Cretan bull, one of his twelve labours. from the Victoria and Albert Museums collections collection, 16th century

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a hero fighting a lion
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a hero (possibly Gilgamesh) fighting a lion

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Each is holding a bull by the horns, and in the centre is a stylised mountain with a sacred tree on top

Babylonian story of the flood on a clay tablet, probably from Sippor, Old Babylonian, 1635BC. This is one of three tablets which contained the Epic of Ammisaduqa, hero of the Babylonian flood story

Statuette of Hercules resting
bronze statuette of Hercules resting, either a Hellenistic or Roman copy of the 3rd Century BC larger work by Lysippus

Italian bronze of Heracles, 3rd century BC
A bronze statuette of Heracles from Foligno, Italy, 3rd century BC

Greek terracotta relief of Bellerophon and the Chimera, 5th century BC
Greek terracotta relief of Bellerophon on Pegasus slaying the Chimera, 5th century BC

Roman copy of a lost Greek original bust of Alexander the Great, 350 BC
Roman copy of a lost Greek original bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) of 350 BC, from the British Museums collection

Head of Achilles. From the picture of Achilles delivering Briseis to the Heralds

Combat between Roland and Ferragus, c1820. Artist: Antonio Verico
Combat between Roland and Ferragus, c1820. Roland (by tradition d778) the semi-legendary French knight and hero of the 11th century Chanson de Roland (Song of Roland)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, c1803. Wellington (1769-1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and stateman, during his service in India, where he became Governor of Mysore, 1799-1805

Burial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809 (c1885)
Burial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809 (c1885). Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna)

Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809
Death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier, La Coruna, Spain, 1809. Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War

John Moore, Scottish-born British soldier. General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809

Siege of Zaragoza, Peninsular War, 16 June-13 August 1808. Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century). Hereward attacking the abbey in protest at William Is imposition of a Norman abbot

Robin Hood, legendary English folk hero and outlaw and champion of the poor, early 19th century. Robin (c1250-c1350)), an expert with the longbow and the quarter-staff, drawing his bow

Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Artist: William Greatbach
Siege of Zaragosa, Spain, Peninsular War, 1808 (c1822-c1870). Maria Augustin, the Maid of Sarogossa, encouraging fellow her fellow citizens to re-man a battery

Arthur, 6th century semi-legendary Christian king of the Britons, late 14th century. According to legend, Arthur united the Britons against the Saxons whom he defeated in c516 at the Battle of Badon

Jean Bart, French privateer and naval officer, 19th century. Bart (1651-1702) served in the French Navy in the war between Louis XIV and the United Provinces

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Leonidas (died c480 BC) was king of Sparta from 491 BC. He held the pass at Thermopylae for 3 days with 300 Spartans

Portrait bust of a young Alexander the Great, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC. From the collection of the Ancient Olympia Museum

Ivory portrait bust of Alexander the Great, 4th century BC. Bust of Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC), who was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC, found in the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, 1906. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma - Great Soul) (1869-1948) left India in 1893

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton
Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Ulysses or Odysseus, mythical king of Ithaca, hero of Homers Odyssey, was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia

Saladin, c1180. Saladin or Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, (1137-93), Sultan of Egypt and Syria, leader of Muslim armies against the Crusaders. After a contemporary miniature c1180

Robert Baden-Powell, English soldier, 1900. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)

Henry Havelock, British soldier, c1857. Major-General Henry Havelock (1795-1857) took part in both reliefs of Lucknow (September and November 1857) during the Indian Mutiny

Battle of Aspern Essling, Austria, Napoleonic Wars, 21-22 May 1809 (1832). Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) rallying some of the 115

Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805) on the deck of HMS Victory during the battle where the British navy decisively defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet

Death of Nelson on board HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 (1827). One of Britains greatest military figures, Admiral Nelson (1758-1805)

Field Marshal Roberts relieving the siege of Kimberley, Boer War, South Africa, 1900. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was Commander-in-Chief in the field in the 2nd Boer War

Military decorations. Left to right: Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Victoria Cross; Distinguished Conduct Medal (all British). Far right: French Croix de Guerre

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