An illustration by the
French artist Paul Lehugeur (1854-1932?) for “Histoire de France en
cent tableaux”, Paris, 1886. There is the Gaul chieftain Brennus
weighing the Roman ransom money in 387 BC. According to Livy, during
a dispute over the weights used to measure the gold, Brennus threw
his sword onto the scales and uttered the famous words "Vae
victis!", which translates to "woe to the conquered!"
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