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Sign: Sparta - Monument to King Leonidas I


Address:
Triakosion 77, Sparti 231 00, Greece
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Sparta
Country:
Greece For all manhole covers in Greece
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
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On the sign:
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
ΤΟΝΔΕ ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΤΑ
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑ
ΣΥΝ ΤΩ ΗΡΩΩ ΤΟΥΤΩ
Ο ΕΚ ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΟΣ
ΠΑΝΟΣ Σ. ΚΟΥΜΑΝΤΑΡΟΣ
ΤΗ ΣΠΑΡΤΗ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ
1968
Photography:
2023
Shimon Cohen
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Comments:
The statue shows King Leonidas the First of Sparta who became known for his heroism in the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), a battle in which he and 300 soldiers stayed to fight the Persian Empire until the death.

The sentence that appears at the top of the monument: ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (Molon labe - come and take them) was Leonidas’ response to the Persians’ demand that the Spartan soldiers surrender their weapons.

The monument was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

COME AND TAKE THEM
TONDE ANDRIANDA
VASILEOS LEONIDA
PLUS HERO THIS
EK LAKEDAIMONOS
PANOS S. KOUMANTAROS
SPARTA RISE
1968


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