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05-06-2014, 12:32 PM
On the arch of Galerius I have personally counted 33 identifiable round shields carried by Roman footmen, 3 carried by Roman horsemen (ratio 33/52 footmen, 3/14 horsemen). No other shield type have I associated with Roman soldiers. On the other hand, the (fewer) identifiable shields in "Persian" hands are 3 oval thyreoi, 1 round shield, 2 rectangle ones (those in question here) and 1 of an irregular shape. The rectangle shields are carried by soldiers who "oppose" the Romans charging from the left.


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Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Massimiliano - 05-05-2014, 08:22 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-05-2014, 10:41 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Nathan Ross - 05-05-2014, 10:51 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-05-2014, 12:04 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Pavel AMELIANVS - 05-05-2014, 12:51 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Pavel AMELIANVS - 05-05-2014, 12:59 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-05-2014, 01:06 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Nathan Ross - 05-05-2014, 08:09 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-05-2014, 08:09 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-06-2014, 10:46 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by caiusbeerquitius - 05-06-2014, 11:23 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-06-2014, 11:32 AM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-06-2014, 12:05 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by caiusbeerquitius - 05-06-2014, 12:10 PM
Scutum on Galerius Arch - by Macedon - 05-06-2014, 12:32 PM

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