Ana "León Blanco"

Cuando Calígula le declaró la guerra al mar

Scottish dirk with roedeer horn hilt, 19th century

~ Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells.

Culture: Greek

Place of origin: Egypt

Date: 225–175 B.C.

Lost secrets of Roman legionaries uncovered at Hadrian’s Wall

By Dalya Alberge For Mailonline

PUBLISHED: 07:34 EDT, 10 September 2017 | UPDATED: 06:43 EDT, 11 September 2017

When archaeologists lifted up a piece of concrete floor at a site near Hadrian’s Wall, they never expected to discover one of the earliest Roman cavalry barracks and a treasure-trove of artifacts in a remarkable state of preservation.

A layer of black, sweet-smelling anaerobic soil led them to unearth eight rooms with stables for horses and living accommodation filled with extraordinary military and personal possessions left behind by cavalry men and their families 2,000 years ago.

Roman cavalry swords are extremely rare anywhere, but two were lying on the barrack floor.

There are also two wooden swords – one with a gemstone decorating its pommel – which were clearly made as toys for the cavalry children.

Roman Shoes at the fort of Vindolanda, near Hadrian’s Wall, 24.2.18.

Vindolanda - the site that SERIOUSLY keeps on giving. What an incredible find, but really, a large percentage of the finds from this site are incredible. I had no idea Roman horses wore this kind of shoe.

The only surviving example of ancient Roman “cestus” boxing gloves.

Roman Mater Castrorum cavalry parade helmet, 2nd-3rd century AD