Title

Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis', 1890.

Caption

'Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis', 1890. Sea battle before the Battle of Salamis 306 BC, between fleets of Ptolemy I Soter and Macedonian Demetrius Poliorcetes. Following his defeat, Ptolemy retreated to Egypt. 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_089

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,9Mb (4,4Mb) / 18,8in x 12,8in / 5626 x 3845 (300dpi)

Keywords

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