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TEXT_EXPL_XML <p>THE Consull boulde <persName>ATTILIVS</persName>, here regarde,<lb/>
        That <rs>AFRICKE</rs> made to tremble at his name;<lb/>
        Who, for his faithe receyued this rewarde,<lb/>
        <term id="embstma_1667_11901"/>Two hundreth thousande men, hee ouercame.<lb/>
        And three score shippes, and eeke two hundreth townes,<lb/>
        Yet flattringe fate, in fine vppon him frownes.<lb/>
        For after by <persName>XANTIPPVS</persName> ouerthrowne,<lb/>
        <term id="embstma_1667_11902"/>To <rs>CARTHAGE</rs> broughte, in dungeon deepe was caste;<lb/>
        Yet, with desire for to redeeme their owne,<lb/>
        Their messenger they made him, at the laste:<lb/>
        And in exchaunge, hee vnto <rs>Rome</rs> was sente,<lb/>
        For prisoners there, and on his worde hee wente.<lb/>
        <term id="embstma_1667_11903"/>Who promis'd this, hee woulde retourne to bandes,<lb/>
        If that hee fail'd of that, they did require:<lb/>
        But when hee sawe so manie in their handes,<lb/>
        Thoughe <rs>Romanes</rs> glad, did graunt him his desire:<lb/>
        Yet coulde hee not theretoo, in harte agree,<lb/>
        Bycause for him, so manie shoulde bee free.<lb/>
        Thus, countries loue, was dearer then his life,<lb/>
        Who backe retourn'de, to keepe his promise true:<lb/>
        Where hee did taste longe time of tormentes rife,<lb/>
        But yet, his harte no tortures coulde subdue.<lb/>
        <term id="embstma_1667_11904"/>His mangled eies, the Sonne all daye assailes;<lb/>
        And in the ende, was thruste in tonne with nailes.<lb/>
        <gloss target="embstma_1667_11901" lang="la">Cornelius Nepos.</gloss>
        <gloss target="embstma_1667_11902" lang="la"><name type="author">Eutropius</name> lib. 2. De<lb/>
         Bello punico.</gloss>
        <gloss target="embstma_1667_11903" lang="la"><name type="author">Silius Italicus</name> lib.6.<lb/>
         Belli Punici, copio-<lb/>
         sissimè pulcherrimis<lb/>
         elegantissimisq. ver-<lb/>
         sibus hanc histo-<lb/>
         riam narrat.</gloss>
        <gloss target="embstma_1667_11904" lang="la"><name type="author">Aul. Gellius</name> lib. 6.<lb/>
         cap. 4.</gloss></p>
      
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IIHIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
; PLANTIN
CAPTION_EN The sun scorches the eyes of Marcus Attilius Regulus whose eyelids have been cut off; the nail-studded barrel in which the Carthaginians will put him, lies next to him
SOURCE_FILE embstma_1667.dmp
LINK_FACSIMILE embstma_1667_fac114
MOTTO_LA Hosti etiam servanda fides - Regulus Attilius
HIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
; PLANTIN
IC 22E12
; 24A6
; 25G13
; 25H11
; 31A222(+89)
; 31A236
; 31A2512(+933)
; 31A2514
; 31A2516
; 31A2621
; 31B6212
; 41A723(+0)
; 41A775
; 41D2339
; 44G3121(+0)
; 44G33
; 45A1310
; 45C14(BATTLE-AXE)
; 45C22
; 45C221
; 45D313
; 47D8(NAIL)
; 47D8(ROPE)
; 57A62(+4)
; 61E(CARTHAGO)
; 86(HOSTI ETIAM SERVANDA FIDES)
; 98B(REGULUS, M. A.)68
; 98B(XANTIPPUS)
INTERP_DAL Faith must be kept even towards the enemy
URL_IMAGE embstma_1667_pic114.jpg
ID embstma_1667_emblem119
MOTTO_LA_NORM Hosti etiam servanda fides - Regulus Attilius
CHILDREN 
CHILDREN_SQRT 0