03-02-2011, 03:16 AM
Hi Ben,
As to Centurions carrying scutums didn't the Roman writer Suetonius recorded an anecdote of the heroic centurion Cassius Scaeva, who fought under Caesar in the Battle of Dyrrachium:
"with one eye gone, his thigh and shoulder wounded, and his shield bored through in a hundred and twenty places, [he] continued to guard the gate of a fortress put in his charge"
I think that seems pretty certain for the Republic
By the way looking forward to meeting you at the Chester event in June.
Regards,
Gary.
As to Centurions carrying scutums didn't the Roman writer Suetonius recorded an anecdote of the heroic centurion Cassius Scaeva, who fought under Caesar in the Battle of Dyrrachium:
"with one eye gone, his thigh and shoulder wounded, and his shield bored through in a hundred and twenty places, [he] continued to guard the gate of a fortress put in his charge"
I think that seems pretty certain for the Republic
By the way looking forward to meeting you at the Chester event in June.
Regards,
Gary.
\\" I just need something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live.\\" Q.O.T.S.A
Gary Rodwell
aka Gaius Longius Deva Victrix Chester Garrison
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Gary Rodwell
aka Gaius Longius Deva Victrix Chester Garrison
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.romantoursuk.com">http://www.romantoursuk.com