Suburani

31. BELLUM

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A carved stone relief showing a group of legionary soldiers standing close together with their shields held up in formation. Each man is in full armour and has a helmet. Although most of the details have worn away there is still a pattern left on wach of the shields.

A relief of legionaries, from Lugdunum.

A reconstruction of the legionary camp at Vindonissa. There are buildings laid out on a grid pattern and the camp is surrounded by a wall which has gates and watchtowers. Around is a green landscape and the bend of a river.

The legionary fort at Vindonissa, in modern Switzerland. This digital reconstruction shows the fort as it was in ad 50.

A tall tombstone with a pointed top. In a niche in the stone is carved the figure of a man. The detail of his face has worn away. He wears a tunic and a cloak and holds a standard (discs mounted on a pole) in his right hand. Beneath him text is carved into the stone with capital letters.

The tombstone of Lucius Duccius Rufinus was found in York.

A dark metal statue of a man wearing armour with a cloak draped across his shoulders. He has a beard and wears a helmet with a tall crest. He has bare feet.

A statuette of Mars, the god of war.

A rectangular shield which is painted red, decorated with intricate patterns as well as an eagle and a lion. In the centre is an round opening.

This Roman shield from the third century ad is the only known surviving example of the semicylindrical shield known as a scūtum. The boss is missing from the centre.

A photo of two men dressed as Roman legionary soldiers in metal uniform stand behind a reconstructed ballista, drawing back the two arms and looking ahead to aim.

A photo of a collection of large rounded stones laid out on a mat.

A photo of a reconstructed onager. It is made of dark wood. The main beam is upright, leaning against a support. Between the beam and the support is a rough padded pillow to lower the impact when the beam would have been shot forward.

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Language Practice
Chpt 31, Ex. 1 (31.1)

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Language Practice
Chpt 31, Ex. 2 (31.2)

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Chpt 31, Ex. 3 (31.3)

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