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
Posted on 12/06/2023 9:37:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The world's only intact Roman shield and body armour that was found in a German field after being buried for more than 2,000 years are 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.
Although discovered in pieces, it was restored to its former glory by experts and will be seen by the British public for the first time in the Legion: life in the Roman army exhibition, which opens on February 1 next year.
The segmental body armour was discovered in 2018 in Kalkriese, north-west Germany, at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where three legions were wiped out by Germanic tribesmen in AD9...
The new exhibition will also reveal the real stories of legionaries through their surviving letters...
'Legion: Life in the Roman army is a chance to show different perspectives and showcase the lives of the men, women, and children who formed one of the most famous armed forces in the world.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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
Thanks, great link, great pics!
Nice work, if one can get it...
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...
Same here! What’s going on?
i mean, i know it’s the DM, but damn...
Lol
Maybe SunkenCiv can give an explanation.
The shield was found in Syria, the body armor was found in Germany.
Interesting... thanks for posting! :-)
They are welcome to call them “Germanic tribesmen”, but anyone well-versed in Ancient History knows they were actually BARBARIANS.
The shield is stunning.
That confused me, too.
There are two artifacts, 1) the shield and 2) the body armor.
“Quintili Vare, legiones redde!” -Augustus
There were many sorts of barbarians.
Germans led by Arminius, who gained his knowledge of Roman military tactics when he served as a Roman soldier and gained Roman citizenship.
That is cool
It’s that Daily Mail way of explaining things ... fascinating topic, though.
Rick from Pawn Stars will give you $100
TOPS
That’s as high as he can go
The body armor did not work very well for the wearer...
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