Miliary column and rostral column of G. Duilius, Rome

Miliary column or milestone, erected to measure distance from the Forum (left), and rostral column commemorating Gaius Duilius's naval victory at the Battle of Mylae, 260 BC, decorated with prows and anchors of defeated Carthaginian ships (right). Copperplate engraving from Francis Fitzgerald's The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine, Charles Taylor, London, 1785

1785 Anchors Ancient Rome Carthaginian Charles Taylor Commemorating Consul Defeated Draughtsman Elevation Forum Francis Fitzgerald Measure Milazzo Milestone Prows Stipple

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