Triumph of Lucius Aemilius Paulus
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Triumph of Lucius Aemilius PaulusMichele Alberti and Jacopo Rocchetti

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This fresco by Michele Alberti and Jacopo Rocchetti (c. 1570) commemorates Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paulus’s victory over King Perseus of Macedon in 167 BC. It depicts the triumphal procession led by Aemilius Paulus, with Perseus and his family as prisoners. The Senate honored Aemilius with the name Macedonicus, marking a pivotal moment in Roman history and illustrating Rome’s imperial expansion.