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The roundel on the left shows the downfall of Queen Vashti, the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia (28). The soldiers, one holding a sword, usher her into a tower. The roundel on the right shows the rape of the Sabine women (27).
Context: History of the world: Biblical history; European history
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