This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...
This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
(Punic War Battle of Zama by Henri-Paul Motte c. 1890 , via Creative Commons)
The Punic Wars
The Roman Empire spanned from Hadrian’s Wall in Scotland...
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 12th century)
"The man who piles insults and injuries upon the comrades-in-arms by whose very help he has triumphed is nothing...
