09-05-2015, 12:29 PM
Epona, a Gallo-Celtic goddess who was as well as being a goddess of fertility was also protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. Emilio had a link to a Russian site which stated she was revered in the Roman army as the protector of military horsemen and grooms and she was often depicted riding sidesaddle in Roman times and on ancient artworks. Not surprising since a lot of Rome's cavalry was Celtic. 
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So are these riders in an artistic sense, supposed to be Amazons, and to the artist females ride sidesaddle? I managed to get a higher resolution image out of that web page to get a closer look and the riders on the right do could be females especially one of the unhorsed riders in front of the attacking force. Just click image to get a larger preview.
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So are these riders in an artistic sense, supposed to be Amazons, and to the artist females ride sidesaddle? I managed to get a higher resolution image out of that web page to get a closer look and the riders on the right do could be females especially one of the unhorsed riders in front of the attacking force. Just click image to get a larger preview.
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Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
