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<p>[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 3304946, member: 99412"]A kind of related subject, but of possible interest to those interested in ancient archery. Moderators please delete if considered too off topic:</p><p>"Roman army" archer's thumb ring. Romans were great warriors, but terrible bowmen, so the Roman army employed auxiliaries from local tribes and others, like Scythians and Cretans, to name two. this is an ancient archer's ring. It has a beautiful dark green patina. It is written that auxiliary archers were first employed by the Roman armies during the reign of the Roman emperor Galba circa 68-69 AD. Wear and use of the archer's thumb ring is demonstrated by the below video. Please copy and paste the URL into your browser if it is not "active"</p><p>[ATTACH=full]875850[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 3304946, member: 99412"]A kind of related subject, but of possible interest to those interested in ancient archery. Moderators please delete if considered too off topic: "Roman army" archer's thumb ring. Romans were great warriors, but terrible bowmen, so the Roman army employed auxiliaries from local tribes and others, like Scythians and Cretans, to name two. this is an ancient archer's ring. It has a beautiful dark green patina. It is written that auxiliary archers were first employed by the Roman armies during the reign of the Roman emperor Galba circa 68-69 AD. Wear and use of the archer's thumb ring is demonstrated by the below video. Please copy and paste the URL into your browser if it is not "active" [ATTACH=full]875850[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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