ELD4907557: Motto SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus) emblem of the Roman republic and then of the Roman empire associates with the eagle, the crown of laurels the beam (roman acronym S.P.Q.R with symbolic animal eagle, roman beam referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official emblem of the modern-day comune (municipality) of Rome) Engraving 19th century Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4853483: Roman antiquite, Hydrangea spokesman for the Roman matrones hit by a special tax, defend their cause against the tiumvirs in 42 BC (Hortensia, leader of the roman matrones hit by a new tax, advocates for them to the Triumviri, 42 BC) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4853530: Barbarian invasions - “Sainte Genevieve, organizes the defense of Paris against the Huns hordes of Attila and reassures the people of Paris in 451”” (Saint Genevieve defending Paris from the attack of the Huns under Attila in 451”” Illustration by Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986) from “La-Petite-Histre-de-de-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la ee, Delamarre, Raymond (1890-1986) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4853962: Roman Antiquite: “” The poet Virgil reading the Eneide before Augustus (Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus) (63 BC-14 AD) and his sister Octavia Thurina Minor (Ottavia Minore or Octavie la Jeune) (69 BC)” (Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus Octavia) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854332: The Lord of Verona and Condottiere Cangrande della Scala (Alberto I Canfrancesco della Scala) (1291-1329) appoints Chief of the Gibelins on 16/12/1318 in Soncino, Italy (The ruler of Verona and Italian nobleman Cangrande della Scala appointed as the leader of the Ghibelline party, in Soncino, 16th December 1318) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854432: The Condottiere Konrad von Landau, known as Count Lando guiding an army called The Great Company, and sowing terror in the villages of northern Italy, was attacked by the inhabitants in a valley of the Appenins, 1358 (The troops of Count Lando being attacked by peasants during a ambush, 1358) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856118: War of the League of Cognac, Battle of Gavinana between the Florentine Republic and the armed forces of the Holy Empire on 3/08/1530: the death of the Florentine negociant Francesco Ferrucci, leader of the republicans - (War of the League of Cognac, battle of Gavinana, the death of Francesco Ferruccio leader of the florentine forces against the imperial army, 3rd August 1530) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856423: War of the Spanish Succession: Duke Vittorio Amedeo (Victor Amedee) II of Savoy (1666-1732) declared war on France by alliing with Austria in 1703” (War of the spanish succession: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia declares war against France, ca 1703) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856458: War of the Spanish Succession: representation of the Piemontane miner soldier Pietro (Pierre) Micca (1677-1706) apprehended a barrel of powder to prevent the passage of the French soldiers into the basement of the citadel during the siege of Turin in in 1706” (War of the spanish succession: Pietro Micca national hero for his sacrifice in the defence of Turin (1706) against the French troops) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia”” by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856830: Craftsmen in a street of city of Grasse, Alpes Maritimes, July 1939 (eve of World War II) Anonymous photography (Craftsmen in a street of city of Grasse, Cote d'Azur, just before the beginning of second World war, july 1939) Private collection, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4857837: The reading of the sentence letter condemning Silvio Pellico (1789 - 1854) and Piero Maroncelli (1795 - 1846) to incarceration in the fortress of Spielberg in Brno for their belonging to the Carbonari movement (Charbonnerie or carboneria), 1822 (The reading of the letter condemning Silvio Pellico (1789 - 1854) and Piero Maroncelli (1789) 95 - 1846) to incarceration in the fortress of Spielberg in Brno for membership in the movement of the Carbonari (Carbonari or Carboneria) 1822) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4858307: Representation of Vercingetorix (around 80-around 46 BC) warrior and Gallic leader of the Arvernes tribe chosen by his people to lead the war against the Romans (Portrait of Vercingetorix (82 BC-46 BC) chieftain of the Arverni tribe, chosen by his people to lead the war against the Romans) Illustration by Georges Conrad (1874-1936) tiree de “” Our- Glories-Nationales”” 1920 Private Collection, Conrad, Georges (1874-1936) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4859268: Portrait of the French philanthropist, scientist and politician Francois XII Alexandre Frederic de La Rochefoucauld, Duke of Liancourt, then Duke of La Rochefoucauld (Rochefoucauld-Liancourt) (1747-1827) with the fisherman Vadentun in the park of the Chateau Liancourt (Portrait of French social reformer Francois Alexandre Frederic de La Rochefoucauld) Cauld, Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt with his friend Vadentun) Lithograph from Saintes, 1844 - Collection privee / Bridgeman Images
ELD4859743: Representation of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) s of an assembly of the Daughters of Charity congregation aiming to rescue the poor, 1648 (Vincent de Paul, foundator of the congregation of the “daughters of the charity, during a meeting, 1648) Lithograph from “The angels of the earth” by Saintes, 1844 - Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4859996: Portrait of Louise Scheppler (1763-1837) “Creatrice des école nurserelles et collaboratrice du pasteur Jean-Frederic Oberlin” (Portrait of Louise Scheppler “” infant school teacher” and since 1778, the closest collaborator of Father John Frederick Oberlin) Lithograph taken from “Les anges de la terre” by Saintes, 1844 - Collection private / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861449: the Italian traveler Ludovico de Verthema (varthema or Barthema or Vertomannus) (1470-1517) during his trip to Mecca, deserte pui is suspicious of being a Christian spy and taken prisoner in Aden where he meets the sultan who will help him escape (Italian explorer Ludovico wives di Varthema prisoner in Aden meets one of the of the sultan who'll help him to escape) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli in “History of navigators”” by Giudici, 1936 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861544: The Portuguese Prince and Navigator Henri the Navigator (1394-1460) meets Moorish prisoners around 1437 (Henry the Navigator with moorish prisoners, 1437 ca) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli in “Histoire des navigateurs”” by Giudici, 1936 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861687: Death of the navigator Lourenco de Almeida (circa 1480-1508) at the Battle of Chaul, India 1508 (Death of portughese navigator Lourenco de Almeida during the battle of Chaul, India 1508) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli in “” History of navigators”” by Giudici, 1936 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images