Two representations on one plate. Above: In the central square of Thessaloniki, seven thousand civilians are slaughtered by soldiers. On the right in the background Emperor Theodosius I, ordering the slaughter. Below: Saint Ambrose stands in the portal of a cathedral with his hands outstretched. Opposite him is the Emperor Theodosius I. Ambrodius forbids him to enter the church because Theodosius has ordered the slaughter of seven thousand citizens of Thessaloniki, Emperor Theodosius I has ordered the slaughter of seven thousand citizens of Thessaloniki and Saint Ambrose forbids the Emperor

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