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EX BELLO PAX.
Peace succeeding to war
En galea intrepidus quam miles gesserat, & quae
Saepius hostili sparsa cruore fuit.
Parta pace apibus tenuis concessit in usum,
Alveoli atque favos grataque melle [=mella]
gerit.
Arma procul iaceant, fas sit tunc sumere bellum,
Quum[1] aliter pacis non potes arte frui.[2]
See here a helmet which a fearless soldier previously wore and which was often spattered with enemy blood. After peace was won, it retired to be used as a narrow hive for bees; it holds honey-combs and nice honey. - Let weapons lie far off; let it be right to embark on war only when you cannot in any other way enjoy the art of peace.
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- insects: bee (+ postures, positions of animal(s)) [25F711(BEE)(+53)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- helmet [45C221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bee-hive (+ variant) [47I242(+0)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- swarm ~ bees (+ postures, positions of animal(s)) [47I243(+953)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- blood [31A22611] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa) [45A10] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax'; 'Pace' (Ripa) [45A20] Search | Browse Iconclass
- blessings of peace [45A231] Search | Browse Iconclass
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