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Post by Simon on Jun 1, 2016 16:59:29 GMT
I thought I might share these photos from the Gallo Roman museum in Lyon - highly recommended as are the two amphitheatres. Food and wine excellent too! One of the photos is of a cataphract. Regards Simon   |
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Post by polikarpov on Jun 1, 2016 19:31:54 GMT
¿Is this an evidence of presence of chatapracts during the Late Imperium in Gallia? I had no idea...
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Post by davidconstable on Jun 21, 2016 20:58:31 GMT
Simon what is the date of the cataphract?
Could it be of an early Contarium (not sure if correct spelling). These were ordinary Roman cavalry that discarded their shield, and carried a Kontos in both hands like a Sarmation.
David Constable
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Post by Simon on Jun 23, 2016 10:15:55 GMT
David - I am afraid I did not note the date of the carving - but is interesting to note that there does not seem to be horse armour, possibly confirming your hypothesis. I do recall that quite a lot of the stuff on display was fro the earlier Empire period - eg the legionnaires with the classic oblong shield and the declaration of Claudius.
Regards
Simon
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Post by gie on Sept 30, 2017 4:47:39 GMT
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Post by constabledavid on Oct 15, 2017 20:54:07 GMT
If it is 5th century is it Roman at all?
Has somebody defaced in a nice way an old Roman tombstone, for practice, during the 5th century?
Could it be a Roman/Byzantine, that might also make sense.
David Constable
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