na militaria. Thesedecorations are mentioned by Polybius, who tells us that theywere bestowed by the commander in an assembly of the army, 1 Beside the armour used in actual warfare, the Roman cavalry wore lighttournament armour for the purpose of certain evolutions and exercises. To thisbelonged… … M. Aurelius delivering an allocutio. Anderson. 204 WAR chap, in and that the soldier who wounded an enemy received a lance—the hasta para of later authorities, which was a shaft without apoint ; while he who killed one and brought back his spoilsreceived a bowl (patera) if a foot-soldier and a…
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