Cyrus Defeats Spargapises by Albert Auwercx & Michiel Coxie 1670
"As for Spargapises, the son of the queen, when the wine went off, and he saw the extent of his calamity, he made request to Cyrus to release him from his bonds; then, when his prayer was granted, and the fetters were taken from his limbs, as soon as his hands were free, he destroyed himself."
-Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1.213
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| Cyrus Defeats Spargapises by Albert Auwercx & Michiel Coxie 1670. Adapted from designs by Michiel Coxie (1499–1592) Woven at the workshop of Albert Auwercx (1629–1709) Flanders, Brussels. 384.8 × 412.1 cm (151 1/2 × 162 1/4 in.). The Art Institute of Chicago. |
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