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Exhausted Roman Soldiers Beg Civilis for Mercy, 69-70
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Exhausted Roman soldiers beg Civilis for mercy. Civilis, seated on a pair of chairs, grants them mercy on condition that they swear an oath of loyalty to the Netherlands. Print number 19 in the series of prints on the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum / à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = De Batavische oft oude Hollandtsche oorloghe teghen de Romeynen. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom, two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. No text on the reverse.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineUitgeputte Romeinse soldaten smeken Civilis om genade, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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