Costume of a mounted lancer, ancient Rome

Roman hastatus or mounted lancer, ancient Rome. Mounted on a horse, wearing galea helmet, tunic, baldric belt, sagulum gregale or short trousers. Armed with shield and spear. In the background, a cohort of lancers in battle. Cavalier Hastat chez les Romains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his L'antique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796

1796 18th Century Ancient Civilization Ancient Rome Baldric Chez Deroy Cohort Galea Hastatus Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur L. Labrousse Lancers Lantique Rome Roman Empire Sagulum Gregale Short Trousers

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