Three Greek figurines depicting heroes of the Greek War of Independence have been released by Australia’s “lego classicist” Liam D. Jensen.
The three one-off special figurines depict Theodoros Kolokotronis, Alexandros Mavrokordatos and Lord Byron, released just in time for the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Greece.
These custom-designed Lego figures were requested by the British School of Athens Director Professor John Bennet, to celebrate the bicentennial of Greece’s Independence.
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Liam Jensen, the creator of the figurines.
Kolokotronis
Mavrokordatos
Lord Byron
Professor John Bennet
The figures, created by the pop-artist and historical archivist pay tribute to the three historical figure, who are now part of the Lego Classicists Family, an educational project that combines history and pop-art to engage with the art an culture of the ancient world and people who study it.
In the past, Jensen has created portraits of notable classicists and historians around the world using Lego mini fugures. These include Prof. Mary Beard (Cambridge University & TV presenter), Mr. Stephen Fry (Author of Mythos, Hero’s & Troy) and Prof. Pandermalis, Director of the Acropolis Museum.