RIDING HIGH
Receiving his laurel crown, Julius Caesar passes
through Rome in his triumphal chariot in this 15th-
century painting by Andrea Mantegna, displayed in
Hampton Court Palace, London. Left: A gold aureus
from the first century B.C. depicts weapons Caesar
plundered from the Gauls. Capitoline Museums, Rome
PAINTING: © HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 2018/BRIDGEMAN/ACI
AUREUS: DEA/ALBUM
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