Flaminius restoring liberty to Greece. From "The Comic History of Rome" by Gilbert à Beckett. Illustrated by John Leech published in 1864.
During the period from 197 to 194 BC, from his seat in Elateia, Flamininus directed the political affairs of the Greek states. In 196 BC Flamininus appeared at the Isthmian Games in Corinth and proclaimed the freedom of the Greek states. He was fluent in Greek and was a great admirer of Greek culture, and the Greeks hailed him as their liberator; they minted coins with his portrait, This illustration, circa 1852, originally appeared in 'The Comic History of Rome' by Gilbert Abbott Beckett. Illustrated by John Leech(1817-1864), Published by Bradbury, Evans, and Co., London1864 edition
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