Relief of a Roman Centurion - Tombstone of Marcus Caelius killed in
Germany (1st Century AD). Marcus Caelius was a centurion of the Legio
XVIII Augusta. This well-known tombstone in Castra Vetera Xanten is
evidence of the death of a Roman soldier Marcus Caelius in the Varus
battle in 9 AD. This stone is the only archaeological source about the
much-discussed "Battle of the Teutoburg Forest" in which the Roman army
was destroyed by the Germanic army. Ready for wall hanging.
$199.00
Dimensions: 10" x 7.5" (25cm x 19cm)
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