05-04-2012, 05:38 PM
Speaking on Roman Naval forces, I think it is also useful to remember the bronze wild boar-head “above – ram” found in 1597 in the Genova harbor, today in the Royal Armory of Turin (Piedmont).
Ref. P. Venturoli “Arma virumque cano : le armi preistoriche e classiche dell'Armeria reale di Torino” [Turin] : U. Allemandi, 2002.
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Ref. P. Venturoli “Arma virumque cano : le armi preistoriche e classiche dell'Armeria reale di Torino” [Turin] : U. Allemandi, 2002.
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SM.
ὁπλῖται δὲ ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἀκροβολισταί (Strabo,IV, 6, 2)
SM.
ὁπλῖται δὲ ἀγαθοὶ καὶ ἀκροβολισταί (Strabo,IV, 6, 2)
