Stilicho negotiating with the Goths, c400. Flavius Stilicho occasionally written as Stilico, c. 359 408. High-ranking general (magister militum) in the Roman army. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c. 1882.

The sacrificial death of Marcus Curtius, a mythological young Roman who offered himself to the gods of Hades in order to save Rome. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c. 1882.

From left to right, Teutonic knight, Templar, Knight of St. John and of The Order of The Golden Fleece. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c. 1882.

The defeat and destruction of the Fabii at The Battle of the Cremera, Italy, fought between the Roman Republic and the Etruscan city of Veii, in 477 BC. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c. 1882.

Hadrian, 76 138. Roman emperor. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c. 1882.