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Autore |
Nicolay Johan |
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Titolo |
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 |
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-33454-2 |
9786613334541 |
9048515793 |
9789053562536 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps ; digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam archaeological studies ; ; 11 |
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Soggetti |
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Horses - Netherlands - Equipment and supplies |
Batavi (Germanic people) |
Netherlands Antiquities, Roman |
Rhine-Meuse Delta (Netherlands) Antiquities, Roman |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-284). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Military equipment and horse gear: a survey -- 3. An analysis of the finds at the regional and site level -- 4. Production and symbolic imagery -- 5. Military equipment and the life cycle of a Roman soldier -- 6. Non-military use of weaponry and horse gear in urban and rural settlements -- 7. Warriors, soldiers and civilians. Use and significance of weaponry and horse gear in a changing socio-political context -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Appendices 1-4 -- About the plates and the catalogue -- Plates |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Using a life-cycle model for Roman soldiers, Johan Nicolay interprets the large quantity of first-century finds as personal memorabilia brought home by ex-soldiers as a reminder of their twenty-five years of service and a symbol of their newly-acquired veteran status. Underpinning Nicolay's research is an extensive inventory of militaria |
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