Picture No | 10032247 |
Date | circa 1 BC |
Description | ST ELMO'S FIRE / SPEARS |
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Julius Caesar reports that his soldiers, during a campaign in North Africa, were alarmed when the tips of their spears began to glow after a storm
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Source | unnamed artist in Figuier, 'Merveilles de la science' volume 1, page 505 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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