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 2010 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.
Harvey Spears' website and its tribute to Thermopylae
Photographer and Philhellene, Harvey Spears has a great looking website filled with images from his travels around the United States. Within these pages is a tribute to the defense at Thermopylae, which includes a translation by Eli Siegel of Simonides poem which begins, 'O Stranger.......'
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.
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, armor and religion.
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.
