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XEE4142706: Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 390 BC.: Sacked Rome by the Gauls led by their chief Brennus (Brennos). Faced with the resistance of the Romans, Brennus agreed to deal with the Roman military tribune Quintus Sulpicius: he left Rome against the payment of a strong grudge. A large scale was then prepared on a square in Rome; in order to further increase the grudge, the Gauls placed false weight there. Faced with the protests of the Romans who failed to balance the balance, Brennus added to their despair by throwing his sword on the scale and uttering the words “vae victis”” (woe to the defeated)., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4156483: General Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) - Portrait en pied de Charles Pichegru (1761-1804), general en chief des armees du Nord, de Sambre et Meuse, de Rhine et de Moselle” Engraving by Pierre Michel Alix (1762-1817), by Alexandre Evariste FRAGONARD (1780-1850), Alix, Pierre Michel (1762-1817) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4624346: Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10,12, shield 13, axis 14, hooks 16, and club 17. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844. / Bridgeman Images