08-20-2004, 04:32 AM
Hi Conal,<br>
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obviously there was yet another one. It is pretended that during earlier excavations in Pompeji have been found the remnants of a Roman guard in full armament! Thereupon the English artist Edward John Poynter made his famous painting 'Faithful unto Death'; it can be seen on the following link:<br>
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[url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/poynter.asp" target="top]www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/poynter.asp[/url]<br>
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Allegedly the soldier is to have been found in a situation, which suggested that he had remained up to the end on his post. I don't know whether his remnants, particularly his armament and weapons were kept in any museum. Perhaps does somebody in this forum know more about it, especially our friends from Italy?<br>
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Greets - Uwe <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=uwebahr>Uwe Bahr</A> at: 8/20/04 6:33 am<br></i>
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obviously there was yet another one. It is pretended that during earlier excavations in Pompeji have been found the remnants of a Roman guard in full armament! Thereupon the English artist Edward John Poynter made his famous painting 'Faithful unto Death'; it can be seen on the following link:<br>
<br>
[url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/poynter.asp" target="top]www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/poynter.asp[/url]<br>
<br>
Allegedly the soldier is to have been found in a situation, which suggested that he had remained up to the end on his post. I don't know whether his remnants, particularly his armament and weapons were kept in any museum. Perhaps does somebody in this forum know more about it, especially our friends from Italy?<br>
<br>
Greets - Uwe <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=uwebahr>Uwe Bahr</A> at: 8/20/04 6:33 am<br></i>
Greets - Uwe