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Hello
I just finish another illustration.
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Can anyone guess what kind of warrior (period and location) that this illustration represents?
And, by the way any commentaries (historical and artistical) are, as allways, most wellcome
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Republican period???? looks like a Spanish sword.Punic wars?
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Hello Andy
You are right about the republican period.
Try matching the different elements of the figure and you will get closer.
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Could be a Celtiberian or Celt, though the shield is rather Roman (IIRC there is a depiction of a Celtiberian with such a one, though). Given the amount of equipment that changed hands in the first half of the first century BC, anything from the area could be possible. The thrusting spear would make him pre-Marian if he's Roman, but I don't buy the theory of absolute uniformity. Anyways, I can't quite place the belt fittings, but they don't look like anything Caesarian. I've seen knotted fringes like that on Celtiberian tunics, but never with a Gallic helmet like that. What is that red mark on the neck opening? Lacing? I've seen markings like that on Celtiberian images.
Late 2nd to early 1st century BC, European Western Mediterranean. Southern Gaul, Northern Spain, or a Roman with lots of booty equipment, who could be serving anywhere after a stint in Spain.
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Hello Volke
You are right about some of the things you pointed out.
Please keep in mind the forum where this illustration was posted...
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Sertorious troops or "imitation legionaries" of Mithradates,Pergamon or even late Seleukidic or Bithynina armies can use this figure as a base.
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Sword looks to be a Spanish falcata.
"Allies and enemies of Rome???
One of Hannibal's men??Carthagenian?
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Hello everybody
The key to find out who this warrior was, is combining the sword and the helmet...
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The sword is definitely a Celt-Iberian Falcata...all I can think of is maybe a tribe in Spain, or Lusitania that had some minor victories against the Romans in the late 2nd Century AD and the warrior adopted the Roman armor, helmet, and scutum into his own arsenal. OR, it could be an allied Celt-Iberian warrior partially equipped by a Roman legion with respect to his armor, but still kept his Celtic identity by using a Falcata.
Just a wild guess...even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then!
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Hello everyboby
One of your answers was right. Can anyone point out wich one was it?
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hello everybody
as I have said before, one of you as already pointed out what this warrior represents.
You are allmost there...
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Sertorian wars auxiliary.
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Punic Wars period, Syracusian...?
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Isn't this like answering the quaestion twice?
Errmmm, Mithridatic legionary.
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