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This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Helmet Used to Look Like a ‘Rusty Bucket’. Now It’s Restored Almost to Its Former Glory
As conservators painstakingly peeled off the many layers of rust and soil, they realized this was a Roman cavalry helmet ...
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Metal Detectorists Stumble on A 2000-Year-Old Roman Sword in the Woods, Experts Say The Forest Holds Many More Secrets
The weapon was around one meter long and probably a double-edged spatha of the Roman cavalry. The discovery was made in a location called the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, though the exact spot was ...
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A Roman Equestrian sculpture
As its name suggests, the equestrian class was originally composed of the Roman cavalry. In 218 BC, equestrians took on more commercial roles when Lex Claudia prevented Senators from becoming ...
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Lancaster Roman Cavalry Tombstone
Following painstaking conservation and reassembly of broken parts it is now the centrepiece of the Roman gallery in Lancaster City Museum, part of Lancashire County Museum Service.
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The Romans in Scotland
At one point the Caledonians, using their greater numbers, outflanked the Romans only to meet hidden Roman cavalry suddenly closing on them. Any hopes of a Caledonian victory vanished. Tacitus ...
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The Romans in Scotland
At one point the Caledonians, using their greater numbers, outflanked the Romans only to meet hidden Roman cavalry suddenly closing on them. Any hopes of a Caledonian victory vanished. Tacitus ...