Decapitation of two kings commissioned by a Roman emperor, Gerard de Lairesse, 1670 print From his throne, a Roman emperor instructs a executioner to behead a blindfolded king. The head of the second king is already cut off on the ground. In addition to the emperor, a begging man is stopped by a number of soldiers. This print illustrates the second part of the basic principle of Roman politics included by Vergilius: "Parcere Subiectis, Sed Debellare Superbos" (Vergilius, Aeneis ). According to this principle, the subjects would be saved, but those who persisted were stubbornly destroyed.
Decapitation of two kings commissioned by a Roman emperor, Gerard de Lairesse, 1670 print From his throne, a Roman emperor instructs a executioner to behead a blindfolded king. The head of the second king is already cut off on the ground. In addition to the emperor, a begging man is stopped by a number of soldiers. This print illustrates the second part of the basic principle of Roman politics included by Vergilius: "Parcere Subiectis, Sed Debellare Superbos" (Vergilius, Aeneis ). According to this principle, the subjects would be saved, but those who persisted were stubbornly destroyed. Pendant of a print about the first part of this rule. Amsterdam paper etching violent death by beheading. emperor
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