The Praetorians hailing Claudius as emperor
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Item data
Title
The Praetorians hailing Claudius as emperor
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Roman history
Names
Bone, Herbert A. (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1885
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Draperies
Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D
Emperors -- Rome
Soldiers -- Roman+ -- To 499
Hiding
Coronations -- Rome -- To 499
Praetorian Guard
Cowardice
Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
Genres
Notes
Content: After Caligula's murder, soldiers find Claudius hiding in terror behind a curtain in the palace. Claudius feared that he too was a target of the Praetorian assassination plot, but instead the Guard selected him as emperor.
Source Note: Ridpath''s universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition, and race development of the greater division of mankind. (New York : Merrill Baker, c1899) Ridpath, John Clark (1840-1900), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 10.4 x 14.5 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 99a9cda0-c5bf-012f-a566-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1885
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1885). The Praetorians hailing Claudius as emperor Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/99a9cda0-c5bf-012f-a566-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Praetorians hailing Claudius as emperor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/99a9cda0-c5bf-012f-a566-58d385a7bc34
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