08-19-2004, 09:30 AM
Yes pics are found on the web.<br>
They are pics of the images displayed in the exhibition "Pompeii, history of an eruption" that is going to travel around the world:<br>
<br>
Trieste,<br>
Castello di Miramare<br>
25 luglio-31 ottobre 2005<br>
<br>
Mannheim,<br>
Reiss-Engelhorn Museen<br>
28 novembre 2004-17 aprile 2005<br>
<br>
Chicago,<br>
The Field Museum<br>
18 ottobre 2005 al 26 marzo 2006<br>
<br>
then also in Japan (Bunkamura, Sendai, Fukuoka, Kyoto, dalla spring 2006 - winter 2007); Canada (Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, from autumn 2007); Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, from spring 2008.<br>
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The second picture is surely a dagger or pugio, and, according to the "inverted" description on the exhibition panels, it is from the herculaneum soldier. And it IS COOL! Something really different from any other.<br>
In fact we are going to re-create it immediately because we are italians and we are recreating pretorians. I'm far to say that he was a pretorian, but many things could be relevant:<br>
- it is on the italic sole,<br>
- if in service can be assimilated to a vigiles, and this makes him in a role close to the pretorians,<br>
- if not in service he can be a rich soldier visiting his parents or more easily a pretorian from Rome doing the same.<br>
<br>
So I'm keen to have one like it..... <p></p><i></i>
They are pics of the images displayed in the exhibition "Pompeii, history of an eruption" that is going to travel around the world:<br>
<br>
Trieste,<br>
Castello di Miramare<br>
25 luglio-31 ottobre 2005<br>
<br>
Mannheim,<br>
Reiss-Engelhorn Museen<br>
28 novembre 2004-17 aprile 2005<br>
<br>
Chicago,<br>
The Field Museum<br>
18 ottobre 2005 al 26 marzo 2006<br>
<br>
then also in Japan (Bunkamura, Sendai, Fukuoka, Kyoto, dalla spring 2006 - winter 2007); Canada (Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, from autumn 2007); Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, from spring 2008.<br>
<br>
The second picture is surely a dagger or pugio, and, according to the "inverted" description on the exhibition panels, it is from the herculaneum soldier. And it IS COOL! Something really different from any other.<br>
In fact we are going to re-create it immediately because we are italians and we are recreating pretorians. I'm far to say that he was a pretorian, but many things could be relevant:<br>
- it is on the italic sole,<br>
- if in service can be assimilated to a vigiles, and this makes him in a role close to the pretorians,<br>
- if not in service he can be a rich soldier visiting his parents or more easily a pretorian from Rome doing the same.<br>
<br>
So I'm keen to have one like it..... <p></p><i></i>