Roman warrior in front of a battlefield Title page for Caius Velleius Paterculus cum Selectis Variorum Notis, 1659, A Roman warrior and profile to the right holds a shield with the text of the title and in it on the left arm his right hand a sword. In the background a cavalry battle, soldiers with lances and a city. In the foreground is a piece of an army tent visible, a sword sheath, a drum, an armor and a helmet. In the sky a bird, with an unrolled ribbon in its mouth and at the bottom in two lines the place and the name of the publisher and the year, male persons from classical history (belonging to Roman history), Johannes Hackius (mentioned on object), Leiden, paper, engraving, h 154 mm × w 104 mm
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Roman warrior, front, battlefield Title page, Caius Velleius Paterculus cum Selectis Variorum Notis, 1659, profile, right holds, shield, text, title, left arm, right hand, sword, background, cavalry battle, soldiers, lances, city, foreground, piece, army tent visible, sword sheath, drum, armor, helmet, sky, bird, unrolled ribbon, mouth, bottom, two lines, place, name, publisher, year, male persons, classical history, belonging, Roman history, Johannes Hackius, mentioned, object, Leiden, paper, engraving
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