Serpent Column

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The Serpent Column is an ancient bronze victory monument originally dedicated at Delphi to commemorate the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea, later relocated to Constantinople.

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Serpent Column canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient monument
bronze column
victory monument
alsoKnownAs Delphic Tripod NERFINISHED
Plataean Tripod NERFINISHED
Serpentine Column NERFINISHED
associatedEvent Battle of Plataea NERFINISHED
Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED
category ancient Greek sculpture
war memorial
city Istanbul
commemorates Battle of Plataea NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Greek allies
condition partially preserved
country Turkey
creator Greek city-states
culture Ancient Greek
currentLocation Hippodrome of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Istanbul NERFINISHED
Sultanahmet Square NERFINISHED
dateOfEventCommemorated 479 BC
dateOfOriginalDedication 5th century BC
dateOfRelocation 4th century AD
dedicatedTo Greek victory over the Persians
dedication to Apollo
depicts three intertwined serpents
feature inscription of names of Greek city-states
tripod base formed by three coiled snakes
heritageStatus archaeological monument
inscriptionLanguage Ancient Greek
locatedInTimeZone TRT NERFINISHED
lostElement golden tripod (originally on top)
serpents' heads
material bronze
movedBy Constantine the Great NERFINISHED
near Blue Mosque NERFINISHED
Hagia Sophia NERFINISHED
originalLocation Delphi NERFINISHED
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi NERFINISHED
partOf monuments of the Hippodrome of Constantinople
religiousContext Ancient Greek religion
relocatedTo Constantinople NERFINISHED
relocationContext foundation of Constantinople
significance example of Classical Greek bronze work
symbol of Greek unity against Persia

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Hippodrome of Constantinople contains Serpent Column
Sultanahmet Square hasLandmark Serpent Column