Ambrosian Iliad- Late Roman soldier illustration

[john m roberts]

Ther extreme righthand figure in the upper battle scene also has a rectangular scutum. Both figures with the scutum are portrayed in a conventionalized gladiator "on guard" stance. Perhaps they were copied from old lamps or monuments? Even after the abolition of the munera the old monuments must have been everywhere, since so many have survived to this day.