08-14-2015, 07:23 AM
Quote:Guy Stiebel's paper Also he armed him with a coat of mail’: the armour in Roman Judaea was full of intriguing stuff. A 'complete Roman soldier' found in the breach of the wall at Gamla, for example, dated to AD67. The man had a Coolus helmet (browguard and cheekguard found), a pugio (handle found) and a lorica segmentata with sliding rivet backplates. According to his shield plate, his name was Magius, of the century of Gallus, Legio V Macedonica. The only example of a named Roman soldier known from archaeology?Guy's catalogue of the Gamla finds is now online. Get it while it's hot ;-)
Mike Bishop