History

Roman horse armour from the garrison at the ancient city of Dura-Europos, Syria. It is one of only two complete sets found to date. Both were recovered during excavations of Tower 19 in the 1930s. Iron scales sewn on linen. 3rd century AD.#RomanFortThursday#Archaeology pic.twitter.com/0BAlimUQ8w

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