A Roman dagger and some books

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:06 pm

A 2,000-year-old Roman dagger, that was discovered in a trench at a burial ground in Haltern am See (north-west Germany) last year, has been restored very nicely. It is thought to have belonged to a soldier from the Roman legion fighting Germanic tribes in the 1st century.

Reading :
Yahoo news UK
The Times
Sciences et avenir (in French)

cromlechi · Post by **cromlechi** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 6:25 pm

Amazing how they can restore what looked like a rusty old bit of metal to something that looks like that now.

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:39 pm

Indeed!

Did you see the x-ray of the find ? Impressive :

Some other specimens have also been found, such as these ones.

cromlechi · Post by **cromlechi** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:33 pm

No, missed that. Amazing. Vicious looking implement as well!

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:55 am

One of these daggers (pugio) can be seen on Hypernator's grave at the Römerhalle Museum in Bad Kreuznach :

Here is a pic.

Jagger2002 · Post by **Jagger2002** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:44 pm

I am going to guess that was owned at some point by a general or a very rich man.

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:23 pm

In any case, according to the French text mentioned in OP, the blade of this dagger shows wear marks, so its owner used it on the battlefield and it was not just a formal dagger. It was made out of several metals (bronze, brass and tin). Enamel and red glass were used for Its decoration.

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:18 pm

btw Osprey Publishing, a company specializing in military history, will be giving five free eBooks each week for the next four weeks.
This week, one of these books might interest FoG2's fans : Kaveh Farrokh, Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642.

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/Free_eBooks_week_1/

melm · Post by **melm** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:58 pm

Athos1660 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:18 pm btw Osprey Publishing, a company specializing in military history, will be giving five free eBooks each week for the next four weeks.
This week, one of these books might interest FoG2's fans : Kaveh Farrokh, Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642.

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/Free_eBooks_week_1/

(I don't know anything about the historical quality of this books)

Thanks for the information!

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:29 pm

melm wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:58 pm Thanks for the information!

You're welcome. Good reading.

Athos1660 · Post by **Athos1660** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:38 pm

Athos1660 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:18 pm btw Osprey Publishing, a company specializing in military history, will be giving five free eBooks each week for the next four weeks.
This week, one of these books might interest FoG2's fans : Kaveh Farrokh, Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642.

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/Free_eBooks_week_1/

This week : Gareth Williams, Peter Dennis, Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior.