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Ancient Rome
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The military art of Ancient Rome and the Romans. A collection of fine art prints and paintings of military art from the time of ancient Rome. |
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SPQR (For the People of Rome) by Chris Collingwood. Depicting Legio II Augusta, 1st Century AD, (showing a Legionary, Centurian and a Conucen Trumpeter) |
Murder of Caesar by Karl Theodore van Piloty. No text for this item |
Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Caesar by L Royer. No text for this item |
Caractacus being Paraded by the Emperor Claudius, AD50 by Thomas Davidson. No text for this item |
The Might of the Roman Legions by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
AD61 by Chris Collingwood. Cavalry and Legionaries (plus Auxiliary Hamian Archer) of the XIVth Legion. |
AD43 by Chris Collingwood. No text for this item |
Spartacus. The Slaves Revolt - 71 BC by Brian Palmer. For two years Spartacus and his army of escaped slaves and Gladiators defeated every Roman Legion sent against him. Eventually in 71BC, they were trapped and destroyed by six Legions led by Crassus. |
The Sabine Women by Jacques Louis David. The Romans have abducted the daughters of their neighbors, the Sabines. To avenge this abduction, the Sabines attacked Rome, although not immediately, since Hersilia, the daughter of Tatius, the leader of the Sabines, had been married to Romulus, the Roman leader, and then had two children by him in the interim. Here we see Hersilia between her father and husband as she adjures the warriors on both sides not to take wives away from their husbands or mothers away from their children. The other Sabine Women join in her exhortations. |
Primus Pilus by Chris Collingwood. In his 50s with 30 years experience, who has now attained High Centurian rank and commands the entire 1st Cohort. |
Cataline Conspiracy by Cesari Maccari. No text for this item |
Vercingetorix Surrendering to Caesar by Henri-Paul Motte. After the fall of the stronghold of Alesia in 52BC, Vercingetorix was the last Gallic Chieftain to submit to Caesar. Vercingetorix is shown arrivng on horseback at the gate of the Roamn fort, with Caesar shown a distance away in the fort. Henri Motte studied under Jean-Leon Gerome, and most of his works were shown at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris. His major works were of historical pieces such as this one and Hannibal Crossing the Rhone, both of these receiving a bronze medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. He was awarded Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur in 1892. |
Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down) by Jean Leon Jerome. A classic image depicting a victorious gladiator, about to dispatch his opponent, as an excited crowd give him the thumbs down! |
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons by Jacques Louis David (GL) The full title of this lagre magnificent painting is Brutus Returning Home after Having Sentenced His Sons for Plotting a Tarquinian Restoration and Conspiring against Roman Freedom, the Lictors Bring their Bodies to be Buried. Having led the fight which overthrew the monarchy and established the Roman Republic, Brutus tragically saw his own sons participate in a plot to restore the monarchy. As a judge, he was called upon to render the verdict, and unhesitatingly condemned his own sons to death. |
Roman Legionary by Chris Collingwood. No text for this item |
The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, AD 9 by Brian Palmer. In AD 9, three Roman legions - 20,000 men plus camp followers - commanded by Governor Varus crossed the Rhine into what they believed to be friendly territory on their way to putting down a local uprising. A young chieftain of the Cherusci tribe, Arminius, had guaranteed them safe passage through his lands. However, Arminius who held a grudge against the Romans, deliberately deceived Varus and in a four-day running battle in the forest overwhelmed and slaughtered the Romans almost to a man. Varus, along with his surviving senior officers, took their own lives to avoid capture. |
Morituri Te Saluttant (For Those About to Die Salute You) by Chris Collingwood. Rome AD52, Gladiatorial Combat under the eyes of the Emperor Claudius (actual name, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero) a great supporter of the games. Seen are the Net and Trident fighter Retiarius matched with a more heavily armed Mirmillone, whilst in the background a successful Secutor seeks permission for the killing stroke. |
Battle of Zama by Brian Palmer. Hannibal had invaded Italy by taking his army including war elephants across the mountains and into northern Italy. He defeated the Romans in three major battles including Cannae, but he did not take Rome when he had the chance. Once Rome had strengthened its forces, the Romans invaded Carthage. The second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was brought to a conclusion on the plains of Zama (modern Tunisia) with the Romans inflicting a crushing defeat on the army of Hannibal. |
Centurian by Chris Collingwood. No text for this item |
The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David (GL) This painting was commissioned by the Administrator of Royal Residences in 1784 and exhibited at the 1785 Salon under the title The Oath of the Horatii, between their Father's Hands. The story was taken from Titus-Livy. We are in the period of the wars between Rome and Alba, in 669 B.C. It has been decided that the dispute between the two cities must be settled by an unusual form of combat to be fought by two groups of three champions each. The two groups are the three Horatii brothers and the three Curiatii brothers. The drama lay in the fact that one of the sisters of the Curiatii, Sabina, is married to one of the Horatii, while one of the sisters of the Horatii, Camilla, is betrothed to one of the Curiatii. Despite the ties between the two families, the Horatii's father exhorts his sons to fight the Curiatii and they obey. |
Ambush of the IX Legion by Brian Palmer. Driven by revenge for the brutal treatment she had suffered at the hands of the Romans, Queen Boadicea led the Iceni and her allies the Trinovantas in open revolt. The IX Legion Hispania was despatched to suppress the insurrection but were ambushed en route. Only the commander Petilius Cerealis, and a handful of cavalry escaped. |
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