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Noble Deed of Caecilius Metellus
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During the siege of Nertobriga, Rhetogenes, who has defected to Metellus, orders his own children to be killed, whom the people of the city have brought to the besieged city wall. Metellus refuses to have the children killed and lifts the siege.
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Credit lineEdelmoedig gedrag van Caecilius Metellus. 1797. Ludwig Gottlieb Portman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
