Figure 1

Amphora representing a lethal battle between the Achaeans and the Trojans over Patroclus' dead body. The Trojans, presented on the left side, have already despoiled Achilles' famous attire, which Patroclus was wearing, but eventually the Achaeans, presented on the right, claim the corpse. (black-figure drinking cup dated 500 BC, Archaeological Museum of Munich).