Title

The Struggle Between Gomates and Gobryas', 1890.

Caption

'The Struggle Between Gomates and Gobryas', 1890. Gobryas, a general of king Cyrus fights Gomates, (also known as Bardiya and Smerdis), or the false Smerdis, (a magi impersonator), c540BC. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F22_006

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (5,5Mb) / 15,4in x 15,3in / 4608 x 4599 (300dpi)

Keywords

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