Pedestal of Agrippa, Athens--Showing Also the Temple of Theseus, Standing When Ahasuerus Fought the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis

Name:

Bain, Robert E. M.

Description:

1 photograph; b&w

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection

Physical Description:

25.4 x 17.5 cm ( 10 x 6.875 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

A square pedestal of stone is on the left. On the right are three columns. In between, in the valley below the Acropolis, the Temple of Theseus can be seen.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description. The description: "(Esther, i:1.)--'Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces).' Ahasuerus is the name of the Persian king the Greeks knew as Xerxes, the latter being the Greek form of the word. The characters of the two kings as described by sacred and profane history correspond. Ahasuerus in the beginning of his reign organized an expedition for the purpose of subjugating Greece. The battle of Salamis, in which the Persians under Ahasuerus fought the Greeks, was in sight of the scene represented by the above picture. The Temple of Theseus which we see between the Pedestal of Agrippa on the left, and the stone wall on the right, was in all probability standing when this battle was fought. The temple was built in the fifth century, B.C., and is to-day the most perfect of the ancient buildings in Athens."; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)