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Roman phalera

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4 September 2023
Roman phalera
Roman phalera

Phalera (pl. phalerae), a kind of medal or decoration that Roman soldiers wore tied with leather straps above the chest.

The object has an eagle in the center and a message to Jupiter (CON OPTIME MAXIME) to protect it. The artifact is located in Carlisle (England) at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery.

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Silver phalerae found near Lauersfort Castle (West Germany)Roman decorations – phalerae Busts of Julius Caesar and Pompey the GreatGreat Roman civil war Roman glass phalera military ornament┬áRoman glass phalera military decoration Flamin head from the middle of the 3rd century CESpecial role of Roman flamin of Jupiter
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