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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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alterno percussa verbere terra, ad
numerum resonas gaudentem plaudere caetras. (book III.344-7) "Rich
Gallaecia sent its youths, wise in the knowledge...
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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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darkening towards the apex. The
specific epithet is
derived from
Latin caetra (meaning a
Spanish shield).
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- leather, and
shields were used in two main forms: one was the small,
round caetra,
which gave its
owners the
Roman name of caetrati,
while the
other was the...
