143x200, 1702x2375, 537x750, 851x1188 | Xerxes orders the sea to be punishedLa Civilizacion (1881) King Xerxes of Persia is shown here just after a storm destroyed the beginnings of a bridge he’d ordered to be built in order to send his army to conquor Greece. The following extract is from a transl [...] Keywords: people, kings, xerxes, beards, men, soldiers, waves, water, rocks, colour, ancient persia, ancient greece, wars, illustrations for children Places shown: Hellespont; Dardanelles; Turkey Added: 2018-11-05 + S K L R N |
