Serpent Column (originally from Plataea monument group)
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The Serpent Column is an ancient bronze victory monument originally dedicated at Delphi to commemorate the Greek city-states’ triumph over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea, later moved to Constantinople.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serpent Column | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient monument
ⓘ
bronze column ⓘ victory monument ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDedication | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| artStyle | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Battle of Plataea
ⓘ
Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Plataea
ⓘ
Greek victory over the Persians ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfCreation |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Hippodrome of Constantinople
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Sultanahmet Square ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy |
Greek city-states
ⓘ
Hellenic League ⓘ |
| depicts | intertwined snakes ⓘ |
| function |
votive offering
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
serpentine shaft
ⓘ
three intertwined serpents ⓘ tripod base (originally supporting a golden tripod) ⓘ |
| hasType |
inscribed column
ⓘ
war trophy ⓘ |
| height | approximately 8 meters (originally, including tripod) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument of the Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ |
| inscription | names of Greek city-states that fought at Plataea ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movedBy |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| movedTo |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| movementReason | to decorate the Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ |
| notableDamage |
loss of golden tripod
ⓘ
loss of serpent heads ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inscribed list of Greek poleis
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving monuments in Istanbul ⓘ |
| oneSerpentHeadLocation |
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Istanbul Archaeology Museums (fragment)
|
| originalLocation |
Delphi
ⓘ
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| partOf | Plataea monument group ⓘ |
| presentHeight | approximately 5 meters (surviving shaft) ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religiousContext | dedicated to Apollo ⓘ |
| supported | golden tripod (originally) ⓘ |
| symbolism |
triumph over Persia
ⓘ
unity of Greek city-states ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sacred Way (Delphi)