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Romans Defeated in a Surprise Attack on Their Camp on the Moselle, 69-70
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The Romans are initially defeated in a surprise attack on their camp on the Moselle, but they counterattack on the same day. Print number 27 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 lineRomeinen verslagen bij een verrassingsaanval op hun kamp aan de Moezel, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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