I would like to congratulate DiAnne Cooper who has been
selected from a large group of sculptors and awarded to complete her design of 'The
City Thornton Gateway' in Colorado which will be 18 feet tall when
completed. As can be evidenced by DiAnne's sculpture of King Leonidas (see below), this project will be of unparalled beauty and imagination.
Battle of Thermopylae limited edition statue of King Leonidas
Net proceeds to fund the 2009 Leonidas Expedition (c) copyrighted image DiAnne Cooper/John Trikeriotis - For more information, please click the image
Sculptor DiAnne Cooper - creator of the limited edition sculpture of King Leonidas (see above)
I encourage you to visit the website of DiAnne Cooper to view some of the exhibits that she has been involved in such as the Space Weather Center Interactive Exhibit, the NASA/National Science Foundation NASA-Stennis Space Center Interactive Exhibit, Nancy Haley-Clint Eastwood Golf Clothing Collection, etc.
Also, in 2003, 2005, and 2007
Ms. Cooper was selected by a panel of international art critics to
represent the United States at the Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte
Contemporanea di Firenze (Florence International Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary Art). Please click on the image to see many of the other projects that DiAnne has been involved in.
Jim Carrozza's website 'Art for Arts Sake'
Jim Carrozza'swebsitewill be of particular interest for students of the Greco-Persian Wars since it contains his paintings of the Battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, Marathon and other ancient Greek themed images.
In addition, Jim's site will be frequently updated to include artwork that he has created over the years.
Spartan World
There is a fantastic website hosted by Paul Houston which covers every facet of Spartan culture. In addition, Spartan World will also look at other Greek city-states such as Athens, Thebes, etc. and how they parallel the militaristic society of Sparta.
Mark Drury's 'Achaemenid Persia' website
An extremely informative website entitled 'Achaemenid Persia'is hosted by one of my fellow Aussie mates, Mark Drury. This is the most thorough website about the kingdom of Persia and her military exploits that I have seen.
In addition to material about the Persian Army, their arms & equipment, historical sources, wargaming, etc., there are quite a few links which expand on Mark's resources. To gain a more thorough understanding of the Battle of Thermopylae and the Greco-Persian Wars, I highly recommend this site.
Joseph Berrigan's Battle of Thermopylae web page
Joseph Berrigan has compiled an excellent website about ancient history which includes summaries on the Battles of Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis and Plataea. Also included in the page about Thermopylae are illustrations of the battle and images of King Leonidas, Xerxes & Themistocles.
Sparta - Journal of Ancient Spartan and Greek History
Sparta's Journal is a magazine for the reader interested in ancient Greek history with a heavy concentration on the city-state of Sparta's history, culture, military tactics, armory and religion.
Daniel Doman's tribute to the 300 Spartans
I would like to thank Daniel Doman for the link to his wonderful tribute to the 300 Spartans and the story of the Battle of Thermopylae which still has an impact after 2,500 years in all different parts of the world. It is more than evident in these pages by the way Simonides' epitaph was learned at school in Poland by Daniel's significant other Lucyna.
Hegemonia City-States website
There is an absolutely fantastic website which has created a modification of the 'Rome-Total War' strategy game which is named 'Hegemonia-City States'. The goal is to depict the ancient world in the 6th century B.C. including the Persian invasions of Greece up to the Peloponnesian Wars as accurately as possible.
In addition to the above-mentioned website, there is a forum for those who wish to partake in their development efforts.
