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Agathocles Orders His Wife and Children to Flee to Egypt, about 1413-1415. Creators: Boucicaut Master, Workshop of the Boucicaut Master.

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Agathocles Orders His Wife and Children to Flee to Egypt; Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, about 1413-1415. Additional Info: With tear-filled eyes, the bedridden Agathocles, king of Sicily, orders his wife to leave him and return to Egypt with their two children. Despite his earlier struggles to reach the throne, a true rags-to-riches story, he nobly cried not for the loss of his kingdom but for his family. Though born the son of a potter, Agathocles had used his charm, political savvy, and ruthlessness to become tyrant of Syracuse and self-styled king of Sicily. When he suffered a painful and debilitating illness during a struggle against Carthage, he was concerned that his family would be murdered, imprisoned, or enslaved in a struggle of succession for the throne after his death.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A74_322

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Droits gérés

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81,7Mo (4,2Mo) / 36,2cm x 56,6cm / 4271 x 6685 (300dpi)

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