Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback, and a
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Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback, and a
Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback, and a mounted Lictor with fasces (hatchet).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)
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Aurelius Fasces Hatchet Marcus Principal Spalart Lictor
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This handcolored copperplate engraving depicts Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback, leading his army into battle, accompanied by a mounted Lictor bearing the symbol of imperial power, the fasces. Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) was a renowned Roman emperor, known for his military campaigns against the Parthians and Germanic tribes, as well as his philosophical writings that have influenced Western thought for centuries. The fasces, a bundle of rods with an axe head, was the symbol of the power and authority of the magistrates in ancient Rome. The Lictor, a magistrate's attendant, carried the fasces as a sign of the magistrate's power and jurisdiction. This powerful image, taken from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796), provides a glimpse into the grandeur and majesty of the Roman Empire during the reign of one of its most celebrated leaders.
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