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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
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
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