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Manius Curius Dentatus refuses gifts
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Manius Curius Dentatus refuses gifts

Bernard Picart · 1683 - 1733 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Roman consul Manius Curius Dentatus lived voluntarily in poverty and refused the gifts offered to him. The story is an example from classical literature of incorruptibility.

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Credit lineManius Curius Dentatus weigert geschenken. 1683 - 1733. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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