2-634-385 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Here, sheltered by steep cliffs, he sat down to rest', c1912 (1912). In a state of desperation Brutus sheltered in the cliffs, unable to defeat Mark Antony with dwindling men and minimal supplies. Brutus then went aside with his friend Strato, flinging himself on the point of his own sword. From The Story of Rome, by Mary MacGregor. [Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1912]