 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1848 - 424 pages
...Death of Decius." In the midst of the battle and confusion of an obstinate and sanguinary conflict, is seen the noble Decius falling backwards from his...the foreground, with a spear broken in his breast. The fourth represents " The Obsequies of Decius." The dead soldier is extended on a couch, on each... | |
 | Bernard Burke - England - 1849 - 262 pages
...Death of Decius." " In the midst of the battle and confusion of an obstinate and sanguinary conflict, is seen the noble Decius falling backwards from his...the foreground, with a spear broken in his breast." Engraved by GA Muller. The fourth represents " The Obsequies of Decius." " The dead soldier is extended... | |
 | Sir William Henry Cope - Bramshill (Hampshire) - 1883 - 164 pages
...Death of Decius." "In the midst of the battle and confusion of an obstinate and sanguinary conflict, is seen the noble Decius falling backwards from his...the foreground, with a spear broken in his breast." Engraved by GA Miiller. The fourth subject of the series is on the adjoining wall : "The Obsequies... | |
 | Archaeology - 1908 - 344 pages
...in the distance is a view of Rome. The death of Decius follows ; he is seen falling backwards from a plunging charger pierced by a spear in the neck, while one of his soldiers on a spirited piebald horse is avenging his death. Dead and dying warriors strew the field... | |
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In the midst of the battle and confusion of an obstinate and sanguinary conflict, is seen the noble Decius falling backwards from his plunging charger, pierced by a spear in the neck — while one of his valiant troops, mounted on a spirited piebald... 