Inside Out Library

The comic history of Rome (1850)

À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856, Leech, John, 1817-1864 · London, Bradbury, Evans · leaf 55

An illustration from The comic history of Rome, 1850, leaf 55
of their persons, while the poorer, who could not affordanything of the kind, were obliged to trust for their self-defence to theirown natural metal. The patricians carried a clypeus, or shield, ofsuch dimensions as to cover frequently the whole body, and by hidinghimself behind it the wearer often… … CHAP. IV.] TARQUINTUS StTPERBCS. 83 CHAPTER THE FOURTH. FROM THE ACCESSION OF TARQUINIOS SUPERBUS TO THE BANISHMENTOF THE ROYAL FAMILY, AND THE ABOLITION OF THE KINGLY DIGNITY. arquinius had ascended thethrone more hy theforce of his fists, thanby the strength of hisarms; for he had aimeda blow,…

Caricatures and cartoons

Internet Archive · Duke University Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The comic history of Rome

More like this