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Tracing troops: an Upper German belt-fitting from Roman Scotland

Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Hunter, Fraser
Date published
November 11, 2016
Abstract

A silver belt-fitting from Cramond in the shape of a ring-pommel sword is linked to a class of beneficiarius equipment typical of Germania Superior. It is argued that this represents troop movements connected with the Severan campaigns.

Journal title
Britannia
Volume
47
Pagination
266-271
Publisher
The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
ISSN
1753-5352
Official URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X16000106
Related URL
http://www.nms.ac.uk/about-us/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/dr-fraser-hunter/
http://www.romansociety.org/
DOI
10.1017/S0068113X16000106
Keywords
ring-pommel
Roman military equipment
silver
Germania Superior
beneficiarius
Cramond
military belt-fitting
Library of Congress classification
NK
U1
CC
DA
CB
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