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Caetra was the
shield used by Iberian, Celtiberian,
Gallaecian and
Lusitanian warriors. The
shield was
circular shaped with a
diameter between 30 cm to...
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Roman military personal equipment was
produced in
large numbers to
established patterns, and used in an
established manner.
These standard patterns and...
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ancient Iberia who
often fought as skirmishers. They were
armed with a
caetra shield, swords, and javelins.
Iberian warriors had been
fighting as mercenaries...
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alterno percussa verbere terra, ad
numerum resonas gaudentem plaudere caetras. (Book III pp. 344–347) "Rich
Gallaecia sent its youths, wise in the knowledge...
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pedis alterno percussa verbere terra, Ad
numerum resonas gaudentem plaudere cætras. Hæc
requies ludusque viris, ea
sacra voluptas.
Cetera femineus peragit...
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pedis alterno percussa verbere terra ad
numerum resonas gaudentem plauder caetras […] Rich
Gallaecia sent its youths, wise in the
knowledge of divination...
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carried large Italic style scutum shields. The
caetrati carried the
caetra, a
small Iberian buckler.
Iberian armaments included the
famed Gladius Hispaniensis...
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leading a
contingent of the
Cantabrian youth armed with
battle axes and
caetras as per
their custom.
Larus was
described as a man of
immense stature and...
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centuries BC
depict naked warriors with a sword, a
small round shield (
caetra), a "power belt", and
sometimes a helmet. The
tradition of
kurgan stelae...
- that it
represents Baetica. However, the two
spears and the
round shield (
caetra) seem more like an
allusion to Hispania.
There are also
other coins related...
