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World's only intact Roman shield and body armour unearthed on a battlefield where Germanic tribesmen wiped out three legions in AD9 to go on display at the British Museum
Daily Mail UK ^
| December 6, 2023
| Harry Howard
Posted on 12/06/2023 9:37:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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The world's only intact Roman shield is set to go on display in a new exhibition at the British Museum. The shield, which is on its maiden transatlantic loan from Yale University in the US, was found in Syria in the 1930sCAPTION
![The world's only intact Roman shield is set to go on display in a new exhibition at the British Museum. The shield, which is on its maiden transatlantic loan from Yale University in the US, was found in Syria in the 1930s](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/06/15/78647753-0-image-a-1_1701878367863.jpg)
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:37:24 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
To: algore; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks, great link, great pics!
![](https://i.imgur.com/eRHYOoK.png)
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:38:09 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Nice work, if one can get it...
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:39:29 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: SunkenCiv
was found in a German field after being buried for more than 2,000 years
was found in Syria in the 1930s.
OK, i am confusion...
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:41:14 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: Chode
Same here! What’s going on?
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:46:19 PM PST
by
Macho MAGA Man
(The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
To: Macho MAGA Man
i mean, i know it’s the DM, but damn...
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:48:59 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:56:37 PM PST
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: Chode
Lol
Maybe SunkenCiv can give an explanation.
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:56:58 PM PST
by
Macho MAGA Man
(The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
To: ScaniaBoy
The shield was found in Syria, the body armor was found in Germany.
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posted on
12/06/2023 9:57:52 PM PST
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: SunkenCiv
Interesting... thanks for posting! :-)
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:07:27 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(FJB)
To: SunkenCiv
They are welcome to call them “Germanic tribesmen”, but anyone well-versed in Ancient History knows they were actually BARBARIANS.
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:11:12 PM PST
by
BobL
(I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
To: SunkenCiv
To: Chode
That confused me, too.
There are two artifacts, 1) the shield and 2) the body armor.
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:17:47 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: SunkenCiv
“Quintili Vare, legiones redde!” -Augustus
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:26:11 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
To: BobL
There were many sorts of barbarians.
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:38:00 PM PST
by
buwaya
(Strategic imperatives )
To: SunkenCiv
Germans led by Arminius, who gained his knowledge of Roman military tactics when he served as a Roman soldier and gained Roman citizenship.
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posted on
12/06/2023 10:54:05 PM PST
by
Pelham
(President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/06/2023 11:51:45 PM PST
by
11th_VA
(<>< Good News: Barbarians at not at the gate; Bad News: They’re in the city)
To: ScaniaBoy
It’s that Daily Mail way of explaining things ... fascinating topic, though.
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posted on
12/07/2023 12:57:38 AM PST
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: SunkenCiv
Rick from Pawn Stars will give you $100
TOPS
That’s as high as he can go
To: ScaniaBoy
The body armor did not work very well for the wearer...
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posted on
12/07/2023 1:25:45 AM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
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