CHT221511 Cover of school exercise book illustrating the siege of Syracuse by the Romans under the consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus (268-208 BC) in 212 BC, c.1900 (colour litho) by Letellier, E. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: shows devices designed by Archimedes (287?-212 BC) to defend the city; after the defeat of the city the victorious Roman general Marcellus carried off the city\'s art treasures to Rome; first instance known of this practice in European history;); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.