Title
Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC
Caption
Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals who were shut up in it then baked alive when fires lit underneath. Phalaris tested out the vile invention on Perillus who became the first victim of his own ingenuity. Bull. 6th century BC
French 16th century engraving.
Date
16th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07095_390001509
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,7Mb (4,1Mb) / 9,4in x 11,8in / 2830 x 3543 (300dpi)