An illustration showing an auxilliary soldier with standard infantryman equipment, like those at Housesteads Roman Fort circa 125AD

Date:
Jan 2012
Location:
Housesteads Roman Fort, Bardon Mill, Housesteads, Northumberland
Reference:
IC048/170
Type:
Drawing (Digital)
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Description

The infantrymen wore a helmet, tunic, mail coat, sword and baldric, leather shows and carry an oval shield and spear. The illustration has been used on onsite panels.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Artist: Hardcastle, Nick

Commissioner Of Artwork: Pattison, Paul