There's a few of these little chaps in the forthcoming catalogue of London militaria.
Same for both Coulston and me. I've tried citation software a few times but, like automated indexing, never found it worth the effort. Every note and bibliography entry in B&C3 is done the old-fashioned way and that is my/our most efficient way of working.
"Laxate otiose!" The men of The Ermine Street Guard stand at ease.
For #RomanFortThursday. #AncientBluesky.
My Billies/Billys developed sag under all those A4 archaeological monographs (and JRMES!) so when I moved back to Scotland I sacrificed one (ritual, innit?) to reinforce the others with central bracing. Did the trick.
Construction in Germany Revealed the 'Princely Grave' of a Celtic Warrior Who Was Buried With Weapons and a Two-Wheeled Wagon
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
This was the first of two Osprey blogs on Roman helmets, in this case dealing with the PBI.
J'aurai le plaisir de parler, à l'occasion des Journées Europ. de l'Archéologie de mes travaux sur l'armement et les pratiques guerrières de l'Italie préromaine à La Villa - Musée et Sites Archéologiques de l'Alsace Bossue, vendredi 12/06 18h30. Visio ici : www.cip-lavilla.fr/visioconfere...
This is rather interesting: some new thoughts on how Newstead-type lorica segmentata were fastened. www.academia.edu/168640533/Ty...
And this is the second of the two Roman helmets blogs for Osprey, this time dealing with the cavalry.
Well, this is an interesting development.
Archaeologists say the find proves "the previously only assumed presence of a local Celtic elite." Grave goods also included gold jewelry and a jug imported from modern-day Tuscany
The Newstead type lorica segmentata represents one of the lesser understood forms of Roman segmented armour. Despite more than a century of research, the method of fastening, particularly the closure ...
Lovely little #FindsFriday from the Roman Army Museum at Magna Fort on #hadrianswall. A brass cavalry harness brooch dated to AD40-125. Beautiful shine & detail. Style points to the cavalry!
#romanbritain #romanmilitary #archaeology
My book manuscript has a hair over 2,200 footnotes and I typed them all manually so that each and every typo is handcrafted, artisanally, for your annoyance.
Is this the best way to do it? No, obviously.
But it is my way, and I am stubborn and refuse to change.
New blog post: ROMAN CAVALRY HELMETS by M. C. Bishop.
"An important change came with the arrival of Augustus as the first princeps, with cavalrymen beginning to modify infantry helmets."
Image: The Peel/Deurne Dominate helmet
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4o9N7mw
The nice thing about Billy bookcases is there are lots of examples of mods to reinforce them because they’re so ubiquitous. This is one example: youtu.be/u_caV1-mj_o?...
"Both copper alloy (bronze in the Republican period, brass in the Principate) and mild steel were used to make infantry helmets."
New blog post: ROMAN INFANTRY HELMETS by M.C. Bishop
You can read more on the blog: https://bit.ly/4qBa2Yj
#Rome #RomanEmpire #History
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