12-28-2015, 11:41 PM
I believe I might have something to add to this discussion...
I was recently looking through Roman inscriptions from Ribchester, and came across this tombstone (see attachment).
This guy is described as "Decurion of the Cavalry Regiment of Sarmatians" and...isn't that a contus?
Full info on the tombstone here:
http://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/595
I was recently looking through Roman inscriptions from Ribchester, and came across this tombstone (see attachment).
This guy is described as "Decurion of the Cavalry Regiment of Sarmatians" and...isn't that a contus?
Full info on the tombstone here:
http://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/595