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Brinio Having Himself Shaved
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Brinio or Brinno, leader of the Batavian people the Cananefates, rose in revolt against the Romans. As a vow to his people, he had his head shaved bald until he had defeated the enemy. He destroyed two Roman camps. Numbered top right: Pl. III.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBrinio laat zich scheren. 1855 - 1861. Christiaan Lodewijk van Kesteren. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
