3-056-904 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Aemilus Lepidus, as a boy, showing his generous nature saving the life of a citizen during a battle, 1473-c1480. Aemilius, no more than a young boy, goes into battle and saves the life of a Roman citizen. He pulls out a sword which has pierced the breastplate of a soldier who is kneeling on a prone man, about to stab him. From the manuscript "Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens" (The Deeds and Sayings of the Romans and Other People).