LRI4601504: Friesland: the sacrifice of Codros king of Athens, detail. Greek mythology: Codros (or Codrus) learning from an oracle that the advantage of war between the Dorians and the Athenians would belong to those whose leader would be killed, voluntarily devoured himself by fighting in the middle of the melee to find death. Painting by Domenico Beccafumi (1486-1551), 1529-1535. Fresco. italy, Siena, Public Palace (Siena, Palazzo Pubblico), Beccafumi, Domenico (1484-1551) / Bridgeman Images
LRI4601858: The oath of Marcus Atilius Regulus (Il giuramento di Marco Attilio Regolo). The Roman consul swore to the Carthaginians that he would return to Carthage if he did not obtain the cessation of fighting in the Roman Senate during the first Punic War. Fresco by Domenico Beccafumi (1486-1551) 1524-1530 Sun. 1,00x1,30 m Siena, Palazzo Casini Casuccini, Beccafumi, Domenico (1484-1551) / Bridgeman Images