@PugJesus to For sharing illustrations of [email protected]English • 3 months agoBrace for impact! Parthian cataphracts overrun a Roman formationimagemessage-square4arrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageBrace for impact! Parthian cataphracts overrun a Roman formation@PugJesus to For sharing illustrations of [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square4
minus-square@HKPiaxlink2•edit-23 months agoWait, why are there spikes on the inside of the shields? Are they stupid?
minus-square@PugJesusOPlinkEnglish2•3 months agoArrows embedded in the shields - the Parthians were notoriously good horse archers, and by some accounts, their arrows punched right through Roman shields, at least some of the time!
minus-square@HKPiaxlink2•3 months agoAh, I see. Love the attention to detail, like the soldier scratching his back in the middle of the frame!
minus-square@PugJesusOPlinkEnglish2•3 months agoAw, he even has a friend helping him scratch it! Never seen a back-scratcher quite that long, though.
Wait, why are there spikes on the inside of the shields? Are they stupid?
Arrows embedded in the shields - the Parthians were notoriously good horse archers, and by some accounts, their arrows punched right through Roman shields, at least some of the time!
Ah, I see. Love the attention to detail, like the soldier scratching his back in the middle of the frame!
Aw, he even has a friend helping him scratch it! Never seen a back-scratcher quite that long, though.