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Cerialis grants mercy to deserting soldiers, 69-70
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Cerialis grants mercy to Roman soldiers who have defected. Print number 26 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 = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the reverse side text in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCerialis schenkt overgelopen soldaten genade, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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