Veleda, prophet of the Germans by Juan Scherr 1882
"We now suppress the duties and all charges that are burdens on trade: let there be free intercourse between us, but by day and without arms until by lapse of time we shall become accustomed to our new and unfamiliar rights. We will have as arbiters Civilis and Veleda, before whom all our agreements shall be ratified." With these proposals they first calmed the Tencteri and then sent a delegation to Civilis and Veleda with gifts which obtained from them everything that the people of Cologne desired; yet the embassy was not allowed to approach Veleda herself and address her directly: they were kept from seeing her to inspire them with more respect. She herself lived in a high tower; one of her relatives, chosen for the purpose, carried to her the questions and brought back her answers, as if he were the messenger of a God."
-Tacitus, The Histories: Book 4, Chapter 65
-Tacitus, The Histories: Book 4, Chapter 65
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| Colored version. Illustrations from the work: Germania: two thousand years of German history by Juan Scherr. - Barcelona: Montaner and Simón, 1882. |
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| Black and white version. Illustrations from the work: Germania: two thousand years of German history by Juan Scherr. - Barcelona: Montaner and Simón, 1882. |
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