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male persons from classical history
crowning with laurel
ruler commanding
classical history
hands folded with fingers knit
the destruction of Carthage by Scipio Africanus Minor (P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus)
ransom ~ prisoner of war
triumph of Scipio
liberating prisoners of war
kneeling figure
betrothal
wedding-gift
consequences of war
(story of) P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
the continence of Scipio: he restores a captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius, who kneels before him; the ransom offered by the bride's parents is given to Allucius as a wedding-gift
enemy ~ war
devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare)
capture of city (after the siege)