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Round smaller style shields for Roman recreation - AntonivsMarivsCongianocvs - 04-25-2007 Salve, Is there any evidence that round smaller style shields were used by the Romans in the late Republican to early Imperial times? Would a shield, such as the one below, be acceptable for recreation? Could it be used with an officer’s impression in Recreation? Obviously, all the ‘ageing’ & ‘antiquing’ would be redone, the shield would look bright and painted vibrantly but… can it be used in recreation? Opinions? Re: Round smaller style shields for Roman recreation - Aurelianus - 04-25-2007 The images on this shield are much influenced by romantic time (18th/19th century). On the background you can see a middle-aged castle, …... I think a bad choice for any roman impression – unfortunately. Re: Round smaller style shields for Roman recreation - AntonivsMarivsCongianocvs - 04-25-2007 Crude! You're correct; I brightened up the image... I now can see the castle in the background too. Valentine Armouries [url:hsip870r]http://www.varmouries.com[/url] has it for $150 plus 20% off this week only! At first glance that really looked like a Roman Equestrian solder with a crest also! Oh well. Re: Round smaller style shields for Roman recreation - Salvianus - 04-25-2007 Never mind, go Late Roman and revel in your small round shield. Er, you may need to add a horse to your impression but that's a small price to pay ... :wink: