04-30-2007, 11:49 AM
Quote:The website is here : [url:2yypcj1j]http://www.montjoie.org/Divers%20projets%20et%20partenariat/Objets/lamella.htm[/url]The text implies that the chequers pieces come from Sicily (11th c.), but doesn't say anything about that column. From the context I get the impression that it's medieval though.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)