Late-Roman Scuta

[Nathan Ross]

Actually, I was meaning to ask about the spears/scuta combo, as it does turn up in several places, particularly for this period. My favourite sources of contention, the arches of Galerius and Constantine, both show soldiers holding spears in the left hand behind a shield - the shield itself is either carried on a shoulder strap or some sort of arm sling (?). Here's an image from the Arch of Galerius, posted by Gregg on another thread -<br>
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