05-04-2016, 05:13 PM
(05-04-2016, 04:33 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: the tombstone - 3rd century? - of a trooper of the nova ala firma catafractaria seems to show him using a bow, as does that of Durio, circitor of the numerus catafractariorum, from Amiens.
It is interesting that you should see the rider on the tombstone of the two brothers in nova ala firma catafractaria as holding a bow. The object in his left hand is usually said to be shield but I have long wondered whether it might be a bow. The grip seems to be wrong for a shield and there is what appears to be a (damaged) quiver hanging behind his saddle. I am not so sure about Durio, however. The object he is holding is in his right hand and I have tended to see it as a curved sword.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
