06-10-2014, 08:55 AM
Sergio,
Although the Column of Arcadius is a late Roman monumnet, that sketch is unfortunately a very late 'translation'. The artist was heavily influenced by modern ideas about what Romans and barbarians looked like.
Although the Column of Arcadius is a late Roman monumnet, that sketch is unfortunately a very late 'translation'. The artist was heavily influenced by modern ideas about what Romans and barbarians looked like.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)