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113 men were killed and many others wounded
coloured by Martin C Bowen
in having assisted
Officer 7th Bombay Lancers by John Charlton (1897) From a sketch for the Royal Jubilee Picture
Marcellus Duel With Virdumarus by J.H.Valda. (P) ERA8 113 men were killed andNBP0053P. Marcellus Duel With Virdumarus by J. H. Valda. In 222 B. C. a notable encounter, famous ever after in song, drama and story, took place between the Romans and Gauls at Clastidium near Pavia. In the course of the battle the consul Marcellus singled out the Gallic leader Virdumarus, and slew him with his own hand, thus gaining what was called the spolia opima a guerdon that fell only to two other generals in the whole history of Rome. Original