The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis by Govaert Flinck & Jürgen Ovens 1600s

"Not even the Romans will regard this war with disfavour; if its outcome is uncertain we shall say that it was undertaken for Vespasian; for victory no account is ever rendered." 

-Tacitus, The Histories: Book 4, Chapter 14

The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis by Govaert Flinck & Jürgen Ovens 1600s. Height: 5,000 mm (16.40 ft); Width: 5,000 mm (16.40 ft). Current location: Royal Palace of Amsterdam.


Source:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flinck,_Govaert_%26_Ovens,_J%C3%BCrgen_-_The_Conspiracy_of_the_Batavians_under_Claudius_Civilis_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg


Quote:

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4A*.html

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