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Cimon and Pero: \Roman Charity\, about 1767. Additional Info: When the aged Cimon was forced to starve in prison before his execution, his devoted daughter Pero secretly visited her father to nourish him at her own breast. In his <em>Memorable Acts and Sayings of the Ancient Romans</em>, the ancient Roman historian Valerius Maximus presented Pero's selfless devotion as the highest example of honoring one's parent.