Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450)

Johan Nicolay

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2008

Armed Batavians

Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450)

Johan Nicolay

Volume 11 in the series Amsterdam Archaeological Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048515790

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About this book

A meticulously researched, illuminating study of the use and significance of Roman weaponry and horse gear from non-military contexts in the territory of the Batavians

Author / Editor information

Johan Nicolay is a researcher at the Groningen Institute of Archaeology at the University of Groningen.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
2. Military equipment and horse gear: a survey Open Access Download PDF	13
3. An analysis of the finds at the regional and site level Open Access Download PDF	65
4. Production and symbolic imagery Open Access Download PDF	129
5. Military equipment and the life cycle of a Roman soldier Open Access Download PDF	157
6. Non-military use of weaponry and horse gear in urban and rural settlements Open Access Download PDF	207
7. Warriors, soldiers and civilians. Use and significance of weaponry and horse gear in a changing socio-political context Open Access Download PDF	237
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	259
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	260
Appendices 1-4 Open Access Download PDF	287
About the plates and the catalogue Open Access Download PDF	311
Plates Open Access Download PDF	312

Languages: English, English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 424
Illustrations
- Other: 119 black and white illustrations

eBook

Published: November 14, 2007
ISBN: 9789048515790