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Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1500. Creator: Bernardino Fungai.
3-097-134 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images
Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1500. During Scipio's campaign in Spain during the Second Punic War, he refused to accept a ransom for a young female prisoner, returning her to her fiancé Allucius, who in return became a supporter of Rome. Scipio's magnanimous treatment of a prisoner was regarded as an exemplar of mercy during warfare in classical times
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People Information
Creator
- Bernardino Fungai, attributed to: Italian, Sienese: artist, painter
Subject
- Scipio Africanus the Elder: Roman, Italian: General, consul, politician
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x1710
File Size : 24,849kb
Aliases
- Q21727913
- GE-267
- 1400001939
- 3-097-134
- 3097134
- Q21727913