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Project Tilurium – Roman Military equipment

The featured items of a military nature: weapons, protective equipment, pieces of military clothing and horse gear ; mostly belong to the time of the 1st century, which is to be expected when taking into account that it is in this camp that the VII Legion resided – more specifically, most of the camps residents at this time were soldiers. After the departure of the VII Legion in the middle of the 1st century, the camp retained a significant military garrison until the middle of the 3rd century. As evidenced by found inscriptions, Gardun was also a beneficiary station. Late Antique materials, represented to a significantly lesser extent, confirms the already known fact that in Gardun life continued throughout the Late Antique period, when it was most probably used as a fort for defensive purposes. The offensive equipment preserved includes arrows and spears, ballistic projectiles, parts of swords and a dagger. military equipment also consisted of equipment for the protection of soldiers in battle. Among the findings from Gardun, in this group belong parts of helmets, shields and armor. Horse pendants are the most numerous findings of horse equipment in Roman military localities. The earliest pendants appear from the age of Augustus, and last through the 2nd century. From the second half of the 2nd century pendants fall out of fashion.An indispensible find at the military camp was the pickax (dolabra), a tool which is found almost exclusively in a military context. Three belt buckles with mounts, two belt tangs, as well as a spear and arrowhead, belong to the Late Antique period. The buckles belong to the period of the second half of the 4th and 5th centuries. Amphora shaped strap ends, such as those found in Gardun, are numerous on the territory of the entire Roman Empire, and they made up part of the “belt set” of military belts in the time of Dominate. On the basis of their typology, they are dated to the 4th century.

Tilurium; Weapons; Protective Equipment; Horse Equipment; Late Antique Materials

Prikazani rezultati proizišli su iz znanstvenog projekta (Rimski vojni logori u Hrvatskoj), provođenog uz potporu Ministarstva znanosti, obrazovanja i športa Republike Hrvatske.