Popilius Laenas signs a circle, Jan Miel, 1633 - 1664 print Roman Consul Popilius Laenas draws a circle in the sand around the feet of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Popilius asked the king to give him an answer to the question of whether his conquered areas would return to Rome before he left the circle. Italy paper etching the consul C. Popilius Laenas, commissioned by the Roman senate to order Antiochus IV Epiphanes to abstain from war, with his staff draws a circle around the monarch and asks him not to go beyond it before answering

---

Size: 2850px × 4834px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: