A Helmet to Face the HunsThis fourth-century Roman helmet, known as a Berkasovo, is made of iron and silver and was found in Serbia. Helmets like these, worn by the cavalry, were used at the time ...
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Following painstaking conservation and reassembly of broken parts it is now the centrepiece of the Roman gallery in Lancaster City Museum, part of Lancashire County Museum Service.
As its name suggests, the equestrian class was originally composed of the Roman cavalry. In 218 BC, equestrians took on more commercial roles when Lex Claudia prevented Senators from becoming ...
Ermine Street Guard Roman cavalry, usually recruited from native tribes, often had expensively decorated equipment Helen Sharp, curator of archaeology at Leicestershire County Council museums ...
But their lines were broken and scattered by arrows. The Roman cavalry chased the chariots away. And then the Roman infantry cohorts pushed up the hill. DAD: Pushed together by the large Roman ...