04-25-2013, 02:08 PM
Quote:Every artistic representation,if not confirmed archaeologically,should be used only very carefully.Absolutely!
I mean, we can clearly see in this 100% accurate artistic representation from the Arch of Constantine that some Late Roman soldiers were steered by a man carried on their backs:
[attachment=7045]ArchConstantine.jpg[/attachment]
;-)
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
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)