"Winged Horses" (anon.) from The Temple of The Ara Della Regina, Tarquinia, 3rd B.C. Etruscan art, Museo Nazionale, Tarquinia, Italy. Photo courtesy Scala Archives. "Battle of San Romano". Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino unseats Bernardino della Ciarda , circa 1445, at the battle fought in 1432 between the troops of Florence and Siena. Tempera on wood, 182 x 220 cm. Photo courtesy Scala Archives.

"Cloelia" by Amico Aspertini (1474-1552). According to Roman tradition, Cloelia was one of the young Roman girls given as hostages to Lars Porsenna, king of the Etruscan town of Chiusi. Cloelia, however, escaped her captors, swimming across the river Tiber. She also led many of the other Roman girls to safety. Location: Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy. Photo courtesy Scala Archives.

The Four Bronze Horses of San Marco. Helenistic Sculpture, 4-3 c. B.C. Photo courtesy University of Michigan.

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