Plate 1: Roma and Batavia Shaking Hands by Antonio Tempesta & Otto van Veen 1611

[At this point the History breaks off. We do not know what happened to Civilis. The Batavians seem to have received favorable treatment.]

-Author's note from Tacitus, The Histories: Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb, Ed.

Plate 1: Roma and Batavia Shaking Hands by Antonio Tempesta & Otto van Veen 1611, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm Societas). 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (16.5 × 21 cm). Current location: MET Museum.

Source:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/401390


Quote:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0080%3Abook%3D5%3Achapter%3D26

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