Roman Weaponry - Archeological Finds - HELP PLEASE!

[Anonymous]

hello,<br>
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i am a second year university student and have been reading up on roman weaponry and forts etc. unfortunately my module has an archeological focus and i am a history student which means i do not know how to find hard evidence to back up what i am trying to say.<br>
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if anyone can help me it would be appreciated...<br>
i need links to sites that can show me pictures/give me some evidence of the following...<br>
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1. roman weaponry found during digs [both handheld and preferably ballistas/catapult reminants if possible]<br>
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2. reminants of forts/fortresses and march camps either in england or abroad.<br>
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i realise this is a long shot, but it could be the difference between a 45% essay and a 65-70% essay<br>
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thankyou very much<br>
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Ben <p></p><i></i>

[Carlton Bach]

I have to admit I am a little stumped about what you are looking for? Do you need pictures of items 'as found' as opposed to restored? Do you need pictures of find items in general? Or are you looking for finds from Britain specifically?<br>
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Have you looked up H. Russell Robinson 'The Armour of Imperial Rome' and M C Bishop and J C N Coulston 'Roman Military Equipment'? The bibliographies work just like in the History Dept.<br>
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confused<br>
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Volker <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

i am looking for pictures in general between year 0-AD200 of roman weapons, no matter what condition they are in [probably nackered if they are that old - definately not restored] the items can be from anywhere in the roman empire<br>
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i need websites for the pictures, books i can read later as i plan to specialise in this topic in my final year.<br>
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any ideas of good websites?<br>
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Ben <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

I assume from your first post that you are in England (?)<br>
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My first contact would be museums<br>
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second a library<br>
[many museums have reference material also]<br>
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thirdly archaeological units<br>
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and lastly the net-- since<br>
its easy to find stuff by sticking a few words into a search engine<br>
and its also easy to find plenty of rubbish on the net. <p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.martin/forum/mark.gif
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[Caius Fabius]

You might ask the staff at Vindolanda www.vindolanda.com<br>
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I have posted a bunch of photos of pottery from museums at<br>
groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanPotz<br>
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Maybe I'll get some photos of weapons and helmets up before you graduate..... <p></p><i></i>

[Crispvs]

Ben,<br>
You could also try the Exploratio website, which has numerous pictures of items of equipment in museums. Unfortunately the last time I looked it did not list provenances but it is rich in photos. Sorry I can't post a link, but a search on 'Exploratio' should bring it up fairly quickly.<br>
By the way, as a history student it might be worth noting that the year 1BC was followed by the year AD1. There is no year 0 in our dating system. Our dating system is in fact two systems, one working in regnal years of Christ (anno domini = the year of the lord), and the other simply counting backwards from the first regnal year of Christ. Therefore the first year before Christ (1BC) is logically the year before the first year OF Christ. The system/s, as designed by Dyonysus Exegius, whilst not without flaws (AD1, for example, is likely to have been several years after the actual birth of Christ), make no use of a year 0 as this does not fit conceptually with either system (nor any system which looks on years as identifyable units of time rather than simple measurements along a continuum).<br>
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Hope all this helps a little<br>
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Crispvs <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

thanks for the plug crispus<br>
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[Paullus]

One word: Google.<br>
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For a poor student like myself it is the best way to study the Roman army on the cheap. Plus slowly investing in books is a good way to go.<br>
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For a really quick summary of basic Roman equipment try RedRampant.com. Its got all the basic information on helmet and armor types that can start you on your way. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Ave,<br>
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Crispus, if you also add in the whole "common era/ Before common era" stuff, you could almost have a postgraduate thesis on that topic alone. and who decided to start calling it the "common era" anyway?<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Gaius Marius Aquilus <p></p><i></i>

[Caius Fabius]

Okay, I am posting some photos from European Musems on a new Yahoogroup for people who can't get away to see a musem or who just need instant internet pictures. They are free, so you get more than you pay for. The first photos are from the Central Museum of Roman History at Frankfurt am Main. The group is called RomanMetal.<br>
groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanMetal/ <p></p><i></i>

[Andrew Brozyna]

Wow! A plug for my site. (Sometimes I think no one goes there.)<br>
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Anyway, I have a link to the Exploratio site:<br>
www.romanauxilia.com/Expl...gebase.htm<br>
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and the Roman Hideout<br>
www.romanhideout.com/armamentarium.asp<br>
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and Legion VI's Guttmann collection photos:<br>
www.legionsix.org/Real%20Gear.htm <p></p><i></i>

[richsc]

In addition to many links in Roman Army Talk itself, there are plenty of photos out there. Look on RAT first, looking for threads on photos of actual objects. One group, Legio VI, has this set of photos of the Guttman collection before it was sold:<br>
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Guttman collection <p>Legio XX<br>
Caput dolet, pedes fetent, Iesum non amo<br>
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