Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1775. Creator: Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen.

Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1775. Creator: Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen.

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Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1775. 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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  1. Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, attributed to: Flemish: Artist, painterSearch Wikipedia for Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen
Subject
  1. Scipio Africanus the Elder: Roman, Italian: General, consul, politicianSearch Wikipedia for Scipio Africanus the Elder
Medium
  1. Canvas
  2. Oil
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  1. 51 00 00 N , 004 30 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3653
File Size : 53,083kb

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  1. Q21727608
  1. GE-10161
  1. 1400002504
  1. 3-097-307
  1. 3097307
  1. Q21727608

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