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The river Eurymedon, where the Athenian admiral Cimon defeated the Persians in 465 in a double battle. During the day, he defeated the Persian navy at the estuary of the the Eurymedon, and during the night, he unexpectedly attacked the camp of his enemies. At the Persian court, the news of the defeat created great unrest, and king Xerxes was murdered. On the west bank was the town of Aspendus. |
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| One of the most remarkable "monuments" of this battle
is the small
Greek oenochoe to the left, that can now be seen in the Museum für Kunst
und Gewerbe
in
Hamburg (Germany). It shows an Athenian in heroic nudity,
approaching a Persian on the other side, who is bent forward, as the pathicus,
i.e. the man who
is being penetrated during a homosexual
intercourse. On the vase is written: "My name is Eurymedon. I am
getting
screwed."
A satellite photo of the Eurymedon plain can be found here. |
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