Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 264
Curtius, iii. 27). The Great Kings charioteerwhips up his horses, but one of the four turns and faceshim, and all is in confusion. The King in terror stretchesout his right hand towards the approaching enemy ; in hisleft is his bow. The Persian headdress is the characteristicsoft mitra, with… … The identification of this portrait with Pyrrhus is notcertain. It represents a warrior, presumably a king,wearing a helmet with cheek-pieces and neck-piece. Thewreath of oak-leaves round the helmet suggests a king ofEpirus (cp. the coins of Pyrrhus), hence the proposed andplausible identification…
Classical antiquities
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