Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: The Most Excellent Citizen

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features the much lauded Athenian general and democratic leader Thrasybulus – who led the campaign against the Thirty Tyrants, the success of which re-established democracy at Athens – being crowned with an olive wreath for uniting the Athenians.

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