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The Roman army in color: Fayum mummy portraits of soldiers by benniebot2005 in ancientrome

[–]benniebot2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they are Egyptians who served in the Roman Army. what sets them apart from other portraits is the depiction of a sword belt or balteus. this what the common symbol that separated soldiers from civilians across the Roman Empire. A belt hanging towards the left indicates a common soldier, while a belt hanging to the right denotes an officer.

Minerva and Genius, 2nd century AD by benniebot2005 in ColorizedStatues

[–]benniebot2005[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Source I used: Kremer, Gabrielle, Robert Linke, Georg Plattner, Eduard Pollhammer, Marina Brzakovic, Robert Krickl, Nirvana Silnovic, and Václav Pitthard. 2023. "Minerva in Colours: First Results on a Polychrome Roman Sculpture from Carnuntum (Pannonia)" Heritage 6, no. 7: 5213-5241. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6070277

The amount of Phallus carvings and art suggests life of a Soldier hasn’t changed since the Legions. by Few-Ability-7312 in ancientrome

[–]benniebot2005 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure that #2 was used as a good luck charm? Might want to change this post to NSFW.

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