5954191 Decius Mus Addressing the Legions, c.1616 (oil on hardboard, transferred from wood and canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 80.7x84.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: The Roman forces led by co-consuls Decius Mus and Titus Manlius were outnumbered and in danger of defeat when an apparition visited them both at night and declared that victory would come to the army whose leader lost his life. Decius Mus, thus, vowed that he would sacrifice himself to ensure Roman victory. In this painting, Rubens depicts Decius Mus recounting the apparition to his soldiers the following morning.).