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Small 7inch high ornament of Spartan king Leonidas shot with wide angle macro lens.
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The Memorial statue of The Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, Greece where the famous battle took place. The inscription " Molon Labe" translates to " come and take them " . The reply given by Leonidas when the Persians ordered him to lay down his weapons.
From the Greek phrase meaning of, "Come and take it" (Molṑn Labé) is used in this digital artwork rendition.
This is 100% digital art painting done in Photoshop. (no actual photographs except for reference)
Just me and the camera on ten second timer. 40 degrees heat!! it was an insane steep climb up through thick bushes to the ancient Phocian wall. Amazing experience.
Here is where the Last stand of The 300 Spartans took place at Thermopylae. Herodotus the only contemporary Historian to record the event tells us that over a million plus Persians attacked this spot over a three day period. Defended on the third and final day by 300 Spartans, a small number of Thespians and some Thebans ( The Thebans deserted and swapped sides at the start of fighting on the third day! ). The Spartans by now had no spears left ( all broken ) and most had broken their other weapon of choice, the short sword. Herodotus tells us " They fought with their hands, nails and teeth " So ferociuos was the defence that the Persians withdrew and The Persian King ordered his thousands upon thousands of archers to finish the Spartans off at long range!
Anyone who saw the Film 300, this is the wall the Spartans were building up!
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Molon Labe is a traditional shout of defiance when someone tries to disarm someone else. The literal translation from Greek is "Come! Take!" It is a dare. I'm sorry that so few people recognize the expression and its significance. Some are content to say just "It's Greek to me." If you saw the movie 300, you saw King Leonidas defy the Persian king this way at the Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce ),
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This is my back as I showed it, shirtless, at Barracks Bar, Palm Springs, August, 2013.
(Pronounced "moh-'lone lah-'veh") A classical expression of defiance.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is a classic cry of defiance to anyone who attempts to disarm us. The expression on my partner's shirt has potent implications except that, being in Greek, its significance is obscure. Even people who remember the movie 300, may not recognize ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is "Come and get them" after the Persian king demands that King Leonidas surrender --(Near the end of this 50 second clip . . .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpUVQ_z6Zcs.
As wes posted, putting the Greek words into lower case, "μολὼν λαβέ = "Come and take it", if you can!".
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1st flag of the Texas Revolution
Texas Independence Day is March 2
Lately I have posted old photos of my aunt's family, the Pontons of Lavaca County TX. A Flickr member in Australia with the same surname wrote seeking any information about the Texas Pontons. Consulting a book about the history of that county, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my aunt's ancestor, Andrew Ponton, was the alcalde (mayor) of Gonzales and played a key role in starting the Texas Revolution.
After Santa Anna discarded the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and assumed dictatorship, he ordered the populace be disarmed.
In September 1835, Mexican cavalry came to the Texian colony at Gonzales to repossess a cannon which had been loaned to the settlers for defense against Comanches. Andrew Ponton received the order and stalled for time. He sent a message stating he was absent. Next he demanded an order from the political chief of the Department of the Brazos before releasing the cannon.
The cavalry officer in charge left his men camped near Gonzales and rode back to San Antonio for further instructions. Meanwhile, Ponton buried the cannon and sent messengers to nearby settlements requesting aid.
18 armed colonists removed the Guadalupe River ferry and captured the small number of Mexican troopers, except for one who skedaddled to back San Antonio. Soon about 100 Mexican cavalry arrived, but the Texian volunteers had grown to 150.
The Mexican commander ordered the ferry restored and the cannon surrendered at once. The gun was now mounted and ready about 200 yards behind the Texian force. Their reply to the Mexican captain: "There it is--come and take it." He withdrew.
Ladies of the settlement hastily made a flag to fly over the cannon. On the night of October 1, the colonists slipped across the river and waited to be attacked. Rev. William P. Smith addressed the Texians:
"The government of Mexico, in the person of Santa Anna, has sent an army to commence the disarming system. Give up the cannon, and we may surrender our small arms also, and at once to be the vassals of the most imbecile and unstable government on earth. But will Texas give up the cannon? Will she surrender her small-arms? Every response is NO, NEVER! Never will she submit to a degradation of that character! Fellow-soldiers, the cause for which we are contending is just, honorable and glorious--our liberty! The same blood that animated the hearts of our ancestors of '76 still flows warm in our veins. Having waited several days for the Mexican army to make an attack upon us, we have now determined to attack them on tomorrow morning at the dawn of day. Some of us may fall, but if we do, let us be sure to fall with our face toward the enemy."
The Mexican commander, Captain Castaneda, attempted to keep peace. He too favored a federal republic, and was critical of the new dictatorship. Colonel Moore of the Texians urged him to join in a rebellion against Santa Anna, but Castaneda replied he would follow his orders.
The Texians attacked, driving the Mexican force from the field, and Gonzales became known as the Lexington of the Texas Revolution. This minor skirmish had monumental consequences.
Various accounts of the event supply differing and often conflicting details. Unfortunately the flag itself is lost to history and its design is disputed. One contemporary description said the motto was written twice, above and below the gun. Others said there was a lone star. Some depict the star and gun as simple outlines, others fill them in with solid black.
The shape of the gun barrel on the banner is pure speculation on everyone's part. There is little chance the Mexican authorities would have given colonists a six pounder, although a number of 19th Century sources indicated it was. More likely it was a swivel deck gun of small bore, and nearly useless.
The above design is my own rendition, mindful that two frontier women produced it in a rush from a cotton wedding dress, likely unbleached fabric. They probably didn't have a media to a apply to the fabric first, so the paint would have bled badly. Nor did they have time to stencil the letters with care.
These days the COME AND TAKE IT banner is embraced by defenders of Second Amendment rights across the nation. No doubt flag vendors are moving lots of them since the election. Gun shops currently display posters of a smiling President Obama with the accompanying label: "Salesman of the Month."
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