Plate numbered 8, otho: in the foreground, statue of otho on horseback, in full armour, viewed from behind; the pedestal decorated with a scene of otho attending the emperor galba as he offers sacrifice, while another cartouche displays otho running towards a military camp where he was proclaimed emperor, having dismounted from a sedan chair; in the background, to the right, otho commits suicide in his bed; while to the left, soldiers commit suicide around otho's funeral bier, before a military camp. Engraving. Date: 1587-1589 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 323 mm (image size); Width: 219 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus. Collection: British Museum.
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