"In the second, the statues of the gods carried off from the temples of the enemy; battering rams, implements of war, heaps of glittering armour carried on men's shoulders, or borne aloft in chariots.
"In the third compartment, more splendid trophies of a similar kind; huge vases filled with gold coin, tripods, etc.
"In the fourth, more such trophies, with the oxen crowned with garlands for the sacrifice.
"In the fifth are four elephants adorned with rich garlands of fruits and flowers, bearing on their backs magnificent candelabra, and attended by beautiful youths.
"In the sixth are figures bearing vases, and others displaying the arms of the vanquished.
"The seventh shows us the unhappy captives, who, according to the barbarous Roman custom, were exhibited on these occasions to the scoffing and exulting populace. There is here a group of female captives of all ages, among them a dejected bride-like figure, a woman carrying her infant children, and a mother her little boy, who lifts up his foot as if he had hurt it.
"In the eighth we have a group of singers and musicians.
ANDREA MANTEGNA. PART OF "THE TRIUMPH OF JULIUS CÆSAR" (FROM THE WOODCUT BY ANDREA ANDREANI).
"In the ninth, and last, appears the Conqueror, Julius Cæsar, in a sumptuous chariot richly adorned with sculptures; he is surrounded by a crowd of figures, and among them is seen a youth bearing aloft a standard on which is inscribed the boastful words: 'Veni, vidi, vici'—'I came, I saw, I conquered.'"[12]