https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-MagazineOfArt-Vol6/pages/245-the-catapult/

The Catapult, 1868, Edward Poynter.

Complete with naked Roman soldiers.

The tip of the arrow is glowing red hot in the original painting.

The book implies Poynter failed to capture movement in this piece, by focusing too much on detail. Not sure i entirely agree, what do you think?

Delenda est Carthago.

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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-2/pages/596-scevola/

A Roman soldier, Gaius Mucius Scaevola, famous for his bravery in the siege of Rome.

[it’s actually a gruesome story so details are on the Web page if interested]

This is (i think) a chromolithograph, printed (in Barcelona in 1881) from multiple plates, one per solid colour. A clean scan and easy for #GIMP to process.

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Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier

Archaeologists in South Moravia in the Czech Republic uncovered a rare Roman military discovery—a fragment of a bronze wrist purse that is the oldest such discovery ever made in the Czech Republic...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/roman-wrist-purse-unearthed-in-czech-republic/

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Strapped to a Roman soldier’s forearm nearly 1,800 years ago, this bronze wrist purse held silver, secrets, and survival. Discovered in Czechia, it's the first of its kind found outside Roman borders — a rare glimpse into life on the empire’s edge.

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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-wrist-purse-0022231

Roman horse cemetery with rare burial discovered in Stuttgart

Archaeologists in Stuttgart have unearthed the remains of over 100 Roman-era horses buried in what is now believed to be one of the largest known ancient Roman horse cemeteries in southern Germany...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/roman-horse-cemetery-discovered-in-stuttgart/

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Archaeologists uncover 1,800-year-old Roman soldier burial with dagger at ancient Spanish fortress

Archaeologists excavating an ancient fortress in Almendralejo, Spain, have found a startling burial that might belong to a Roman soldier who died about 1,800 years ago...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/1800-year-old-roman-soldier-burial-spanish-fortress/

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