Above, Hippolitus, a Christian prelate is stripped to the waist, tied to the tail of a wild horse and dragged behind it; below, Roman soldiers throwing Calepodius, a Christian minister off a bridge into the Tiber. Engraving with etching, 1813.

Date:
21 August 1813
Reference:
43193i

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Above, Hippolitus, a Christian prelate is stripped to the waist, tied to the tail of a wild horse and dragged behind it; below, Roman soldiers throwing Calepodius, a Christian minister off a bridge into the Tiber. Engraving with etching, 1813. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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