The Defeat of Porus
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The Defeat of Porus is a historical painting depicting Alexander the Great’s victory over the Indian king Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Defeat of Porus canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Battle of the Hydaspes
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ancient historical accounts of Alexander’s Indian campaign ⓘ |
| depicts |
Alexander the Great
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Battle of the Hydaspes NERFINISHED ⓘ King Porus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSubject |
Indian king Porus
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Macedonian army NERFINISHED ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| hasDepictionType | battle scene ⓘ |
| hasGenre | historical painting ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Hydaspes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Alexander the Great’s victory over Porus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Hellenistic history
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ancient warfare ⓘ conquest ⓘ military victory ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
moment of Porus’s defeat
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triumph of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | Alexander the Great’s campaign in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysPerson |
Alexander the Great
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Porus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | encounter between Greek and Indian civilizations ⓘ |
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