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Scipio's Popularity During The Renaissance


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Many do not know this but Scipio was a very popular subject of art during the Renaissance in Rome.

The Continence of Scipio, Livy claimed that after Scipio conquered Carthago Nova he was offered the most beautiful woman in the Spain but he declined the offered saying that he already had a wife in Rome.

 

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Here is a rather small one.

 

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Another one of his.

 

Here is an interesting one. Notice the clothing. Not very antiquity like

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And here finally is another popular one.

Scipios freeing of Massiva

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