Sujet
The meeting between the Roman Ambassador, Popillius, and King Antiochus, Egypt, c18th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The meeting between the Roman Ambassador, Popillius, and King Antiochus, Egypt, c18th century. Gaius Popillius Laenas was sent as an envoy to prevent a war between Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt. On being confronted with the Roman demands that he abort his attack on Alexandria, Antiochus played for time; Popillius Laenas is supposed to have drawn a circle around the king in the sand with his cane, and ordered him not to move out of it until a firm answer had been given. The Syrians withdrew. Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1700
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C28_022
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,7Mo) / 27,8cm x 45,1cm / 3283 x 5321 (300dpi)