This
statue commemorates the heroic death of a soldier. The inscription at
the base of this statue asks viewers to "stay and mourn at the tomb
of dead Kroisos, whom raging Ares destroyed one day as he fought in the
foremost ranks."
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Copyrighted by Hugh Dubrulle, 2002.
This
statue commemorates the heroic death of a soldier. The inscription at
the base of this statue asks viewers to "stay and mourn at the tomb
of dead Kroisos, whom raging Ares destroyed one day as he fought in the
foremost ranks."