08-24-2013, 10:37 AM
Sean Manning wrote:
I had a look at the entry in Minns book on page 73 about deerskin shields & you are correct Claudius Aelianus De Natura Animalium 2.16, Thoraces.
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Michael Kerr
Quote:Humh. Do you know which work by which Aelian? Claudius Aelianus, De Natura Animalium 2.16 has a passage about skins and Scythian shields.
I had a look at the entry in Minns book on page 73 about deerskin shields & you are correct Claudius Aelianus De Natura Animalium 2.16, Thoraces.
Thanks for tip on book.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
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