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Sort-of-official BlueSky account for Roman Military Equipment (no longer just from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome) by M C Bishop & J C N Coulston Website: https://romanmilitaryequipment.co.uk

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Exploring Innovations in Roman Armour studies at ROMEC XXI - Roman Military Equipment

The twenty-first Roman Military Equipment Conference (ROMEC XXI) provided a superb venue in a beautiful city (Brno). This was a great place to hear the latest news about exciting new discoveries in th...

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 2d

Still puzzling why one of these ended up in the Corbridge Hoard. Memento of a night out on the town with the lads from the fabrica?

Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 4d

As with the equestrian statue of Marcus in Rome, the locating slots for phalerae are visible on the bridle. The poll knot is partially preserved too.

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 4d

This marvellous life-sized #horse head made of gilded bronze belonged to a figural group of a #Roman emperor in a quadriga or a biga (a chariot drawn by four or two horses). Found in Augsburg, dating 1st/2nd century AD. 🧵 1/2

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🏺 #archaeology

$An bronze horse head with a worn and fractured surface. Despite signs of age, the sculpture retains remarkable detail, particularly in the eyes, nostrils and bridle straps.$

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 4d

As somebody who used to run inter-library loans for a small academic library, this is extremely concerning. As somebody who now edits and sells an academic journal (& used to joke that it was easier to sell books to the US than EU) it is perplexing. Let's hope the UK doesn't follow suit. #deminimis

MLS1 @mls1.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s tariffs and removal of $800 de minimis exemption have crippled global library exchanges, stranding thousands of loaned books and research materials overseas. Carriers are refusing shipments, customs warehouses are overflowing, and international interlibrary loan networks are breaking down

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 5d

The new Harzhorn report looks juicy (publications.dainst.org/books/dai/ca...) but at £242 in the UK something to check out in the library before B&C3 is finalised. Good to note that the PDFs will appear in October 2027 (patience, as we all know, is a virtue).

Harzhorn: Die Archäologie eines germanisch-römischen Kampfplatzes des 3. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. | iDAI.publications/books

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 5d

Unbidden, a sudden image of 10 blokes in a deceres 'catching a crab' ...

Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 6d

And, in case anybody's interested, the demo seems to work fine in linux (despite being marked as Windoze only on Steam). Can't help feeling JCNC would have enjoyed this ...

HistoriaGames @historiagames.bsky.social · 7d

Strategos permet de recréer des batailles historiques entre plusieurs factions et un fonctionnement, sur le papier, très proche des phases de batailles de Total War.

L'article complet par ici : www.histogames.com/HTML/news/20...

#Jeuxvideo #Histoire

Une démo pour Strategos

Strategos permet de recréer des batailles historiques entre plusieurs factions et un fonctionnement, sur le papier, très proche des phases de batailles de Total War.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 6d

#TrimontiumTuesday Brass saddle plates, with bosses, & incised decoration found at #Trimontium. AD80-100. As a #Roman cavalry fort, numerous artefacts relating to horses, such as harness & saddle fittings, were found; some of them show silver-plating & copper used to heighten the decorative effect.

Saddle plates of brass (in a dark gold and brown colour) over a dark background;plate in full colour from a book illustrating the plates and other harness fittings

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Technoloki @technoloki.de · 6d

Die Strategos Demo (Echtzeit-Taktik in der Antike) ist jetzt auf Steam live! Kommandiert Römer, Karthager, Pyrrhische Griechen oder Makedonier. Testet Eure Feldherrenkunst!

#Strategos #MicroProse #SteamNextFest #Wargame #Antike

Strategos: Kostenlose Demo des Echtzeit-Taktikspiels auf Steam

MicroProse veröffentlicht Strategos Demo vor Steam Next Fest: Echtzeit-Taktik in der Antike. Kommandiert 4 Fraktionen in großen Schlachten.

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 6d

Some of us struggle to get beyond the grey cube ...

Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 6d

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm an Architectural Illustrator from Edinburgh. I visually reconstruct heritage buildings and monuments in #Blender3D guided by archaeology, measured survey data, and by working in collaboration with historians and archaeologists.

Website: bobmarshall.co.uk

ALT: A speculative digital reconstruction of the Bass of Inverurie - a late twelfth-century timber and earthwork castle held by the Earls of Garioch (pronounced "Geary" in the local tongue)- members of the extended royal family of Scotland and the ancestors of King Robert the Bruce. Personal project © Bob Marshall 2017. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Speculative digital reconstruction of Tor Alvie hillfort near Aviemore, Scottish Highlands. The site was identified as a hillfort in 2010-11 (Historic Environment Record: MHG55341). The reconstruction model was created in Blender 3D using a combination of high-resolution digital terrain data obtained from Ordnance Survey, which I used to create my backdrop of the Cairngorm Mountains. Although the fort has never been excavated, the line of its rampart walls can broadly be determined by a stony bank that encloses an area of roughly 85m x 30m, bearing immediate similarities in size and shape to Craig Phadrig hillfort near Inverness. However, unlike Craig Phadrig, there is no evidence that Torr Alvie was vitrified. It is difficult to know how thick the ramparts were, whether there were timber palisades, and how many entrances the fort had, so imagination plays a large part in this visualisation. With grateful thanks to Eve Boyle and Adam Welfare of Historic Environment Scotland and Professor Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen for their input and assistance. © Bob Marshall / badenochstorylands.com 2020.

A speculative digital reconstruction of the early sixteenth-century chancel screen of St Mary's parish church in Youghal, Ireland. Using survey measurements, I developed a computer model to help me work out a possible design for the screen and its loft. Its form is guided by the information written in historical documents and from a single piece of decorated timber, which may have been part of this original screen, found underneath the church floor during recent archaeological investigations. I have combined influences from some surviving medieval screens found in churches in several English counties. The depiction of the Last Judgement painted above the chancel arch is imaginary, and also influenced by similar mural paintings found in several medieval English churches. The Last Judgement, sometimes also referred to as a ‘Doom’, was a common feature of medieval churches. It was an instrument for highlighting the contrasts between the rewards of heaven and the agony of hell, intended to guide Christians away from sin and misbehaviour.

A digital reconstruction of Brougham Castle shows how it may have looked in 1388 following the additions and alterations made by Roger Clifford, 5th Baron of Westmoreland. This view of the castle in wintertime is from the northwest. Artist: Bob Marshall. © Historic England / English Heritage Trust. Contact Historic England Archives for Licensing enquiries.

Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 6d

Deliberate concealment? Or deliberate concealment and then ... where did I hide it?!

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 7d

Nelson was, of course, JCNC's direct ancestor (that's what the N stands for). #AubreyMayITroubleYouForTheSalt

Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 7d

'A pint of your finest Imperial-Gallic, landlord! And have one for yourself!!'
'If it's all the same to you, sir, I prefer another glass of nice crisp Montefortino.'
'Does that make you a re-publican?'
I thank you ...

Dan Herbert @danherb10.bsky.social · 7d

Thinking about the Roman Empire on the commute home.
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

A pub sign for Ye Olde Watling featuring a Roman helmet

A glass signed display of Mithras sacrificing the bull

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 8d

Hmm. Not sure about that 'military helmet stud'. Seems an overly optimistic ID.

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 8d

Check out these ancient finds 👀

Pictured here are a Roman ring key, military helmet stud and incense bowl shard. They're just some of the artefacts unearthed on excavation and metal detecting surveys at Attingham Park in Shropshire.

A close-up of a hand holding a Roman ring key. They key section of the ring is square and like a belt buckle in shape.

A close-up of a hand holding a round stud that would once have been attached to a Roman military helmet.

A close-up of a hand holding a ceramic shard in its palm. The shard shows lines of frilly decoration.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 14d

Lorica hamata.
Iron Age / Roman mail armour.
Every other ring individually riveted.
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Close up of about a square foot of reproduction Roman/Iron Age mail armour.

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LEIZA Freundeskreis @leizafriends.bsky.social · 12d

A warm welcome to @klassarch-jgumainz.bsky.social and @ppasieka.bsky.social here on Bluesky! 💙
Follow them for more #Archaeology from #Mainz!
(And enjoy their new lecture series in cooperation with @leizarchaeology.bsky.social!)

Klassische Archäologie JGU Mainz @klassarch-jgumainz.bsky.social · 12d

Out now: Hier das Programm der Mainzer Vorträge zur Römischen Archäologie (MaVRA), einer Kooperation zwischen dem #LEIZA und dem Akademie-Projekt Disiecta Membra (Klassische Archäologie der #UniMainz). Alle sind eingeladen!
#archaeology
@leizarchaeology.bsky.social

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 16d

Our website is currently producing a 500 error. The cause is being investigated.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 18d

At almost 2,000 years old, this child’s wooden toy sword is a remarkable survival from Roman times!

Found in the living quarters of the cavalry barracks at Vindolanda fort in 2017. Dated c.120 AD. Chesterholm Museum 📷 by me

#RomanFortThursday
#Archaeology

My photo shows a Roman-era wooden toy sword made from oak. It is dark brown in colour, displayed against a cream and pale green background. It is carved to look like an adult sword, with a semi-circular handle, a blade with pointed tip, and a semi-circular guard embellished with a centrally-set oval polished stone. The wood is remarkably well-preserved except for a break across the hilt. Excavated in 2017 from the cavalry barracks at Vindolanda, a fort on the Roman Empire’s northern frontier. Dated c. AD 120.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 17d

#FindsFriday
Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London

#Archaeology #History #Artwork

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 17d

Excavated in 1905 at the Roman fort of Trimontium @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social near Melrose, this bronze helmet features images of winged Victory and also Cupid driving a chariot drawn by horses. It can now be seen @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social.
#FindsFriday

A gold coloured Bronze Roman helmet featuring relief images of a winged cupid

A Roman bronze helmet viewed from behind with decorated images including a winged cupid.

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 19d

Study finds ancient Parthian man shot by an arrow which was never removed
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Study finds ancient Parthian man shot by an arrow which was never removed

A study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, led by Dr. Mohammad Reza Eghdami and his colleagues, examined the remains of a Parthian-era individual. The Parthians were descendan...

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 19d

Analysing Roman hobnail footwear in soil-blocks using radiography: Design, dating, and identities - ScienceDirect
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Analysing Roman hobnail footwear in soil-blocks using radiography: Design, dating, and identities

This study presents the radiographic imaging and analysis of eight soil-blocks containing hobnailed footwear from a Romano-British cemetery (5-5a Rhod…

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romanfindsgroup.bsky.social @romanfindsgroup.bsky.social · 19d

You can now book for our online Autumn conference on October 31st! Follow the link below for more information, we look forward to seeing you there (virtually). emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... #Roman #Archaeology #RomanBritain

RFG Autumn 2025 Conference – Online Conference Friday 31st October – Roman Finds Group

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romanfindsgroup.bsky.social @romanfindsgroup.bsky.social · 19d

New Book Alert: A discussion of Roman Militaria from the South East of England. What can Roman military finds tell us about the actions of the Roman army in the 'civil zone' of Roman Britain. www.barpublishing.com/book/britann...

#Roman #RomanBritian #RomanArmy #Archaeology

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 20d

A metal face mask from a #Roman cavalry helmet; the blank expression is quite off-putting even now, & must have been pretty intimidating in antiquity (whether or not they were ever worn in battle) 🏺 #AncientBlueSky

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Roman Military Equipment @equipmentroman.bsky.social · 25d

Incidentally, the Roman soldiers (in their weird scaly pantaloons) were modelled on C. Valerius Crispus from Wiesbaden (as was Forestier's reconstruction).

'An auxiliary at a ferry on the Tyne. An abundance of leather distinguishes the equipment of this auxiliary, waiting for the ferry, from that of the legionary, but the pilum with which he is armed is essentially the legionary's weapon. His pectoral is of leather, an Iberic sword hangs from his left shoulder, and apron belt is worn over short leather breeches, and the rectangular scutum has re-appeared.'

This figure is based on the tombstone of C. Valerius Crispus from Wiesbaden, a legionary of legio VIII Augusta. It was also the inspiration used by Ludwig Lindenschmit for his soldier model in the RGZM in Mainz. Like Lindenschmit, and following Couissin, Forestier interpreted Crispus' armour as being made of leather (rather than mail as is now thought more likely).

Amédée Forestier, 1927