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| 1968: Hellenic Fight for Civilization |
Athena, protector of Athens and goddess of war and wisdom attired for battle. Bronze 340-330BC, the so called Piraeus Athena, which can be seen at the Piraeus Museum near the port.
The striking bronze Athena makes another appearance on this Maxi Card with
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| 1982: Europa - Historic Events |
a stamp of the bust of Miltiades and shield commemorating the Battle of Marathon (490BC). Miltiades devised the tactics that defeated the more numerous Persian force. A pivotal moment in the history of Greece and its civilization.
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| 1961: 150th Birth and 75th Death Anniversary of Liszt |
Well after all that talk of war lets have some soothing piano music from Franz Liszt. The stamp shows the statue outside the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, not surprisingly there is more than one statue to Liszt in Budapest.
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Statues - See It On A Postcard
2 comments:
And I didn't visit the Piraeus Museum when I was there, what a lost chance!
I like to see stamps about Ancient History. Not difficult, if you take the stamps from Greece!
The Athena stamp would also be perfect for next week's theme!
I love the Liszt statue, with one foot sticking out of his niche.
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