10-09-2007, 06:16 PM
Thanks Duncan...there's that very high backed neck, as seen on the Can sarcophagus again ...
Like Sean, I'm currently building up a list of good military resources for the Achaemenids. Or trying to! It's hard work!
Like Sean, I'm currently building up a list of good military resources for the Achaemenids. Or trying to! It's hard work!
Quote:Contributors to this thread have listed some superb Achaemenid military artwork, but one I haven't seen mentioned yet (apologies if I've missed it) is the Miho Museum pectoral. See http://miho.jp/booth/html/artcon/00000465e.htm and click on the photo for some more pictures including close-ups of the battle-scene on the pendant section. It's another scene of Persians in combat with Skyths or Saka, which helps to bring home how important the northern frontiers must have seemed to the Empire.
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.