The work represents the moment when the last defenders of the hispanic city of numancia killed themselves in order to prevent them from being captured alive by the romans, who in this work appear entering the city while the numantinos commit suicide. Object Type: painting. Date: 1881. Dimensions: height: 335 cm (10.9 ft); width: 500 cm (16.4 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Numancia Alejo Vera Estaca 1881
