06-24-2005, 09:51 AM
Perhaps you had, but if this was the conclusion, it was wrong:
the hoplomachus is shown with a spear at "Graffito from Pompei, Casa del Obellio Firmo.
Also a small miniatur for kids from the late 1. century a.c. show him with a spear, you can see it in Berlin, Antikensammlung
A possible long weapon is shown on a lamp, also 1. century, seeable in Germain en Laye, Musée des Antiquités
And the most famous evidence: Fresco from Villa Mechern near Merzig (Germany), 2. century a.c., it shows a hoplomachus against a Murmillo.
Hope it was helpful
the hoplomachus is shown with a spear at "Graffito from Pompei, Casa del Obellio Firmo.
Also a small miniatur for kids from the late 1. century a.c. show him with a spear, you can see it in Berlin, Antikensammlung
A possible long weapon is shown on a lamp, also 1. century, seeable in Germain en Laye, Musée des Antiquités
And the most famous evidence: Fresco from Villa Mechern near Merzig (Germany), 2. century a.c., it shows a hoplomachus against a Murmillo.
Hope it was helpful
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