1st Edition
Armed Batavians Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450)
By Johan Nicolay
Copyright 2008
418 Pages
by
Routledge
418 Pages
by
Routledge
This study explores the use and significance of Roman weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the eastern Rhine delta – the territory of the Batavians. Using a life-cycle model for Roman soldiers, the author interprets the large quantity of 1st-century finds as personal memorabilia brought home by ex-soldiers as a reminder of their 25 years of service, symbolising their... Read more
Preface, 1 Introduction, 2 Military equipment and horse gear: a survey, 3 An analysis of the finds at the regional and site level, 4 Production and symbolic imagery, 5 Military equipment and the life cycle of a Roman soldier, 6 Non-military use of weaponry and horse gear in urban and rural settlements, 7 Warriors, soldiers and civilians. Use and significance of weaponry and horse gear in a changing socio-political context, Abbreviations, Bibliography, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3.1, Appendix 3.2, Appendix 3.3, Appendix 3.4, Appendix 4, About the plates and the catalogue.
Biography
Johan Nicolay is a researcher at the Groningen Institute of Archaeology, University of Groningen. His current research interests are Roman-period and early medieval Frisia and the development of kingship in early medieval Europe.
