forms are known as imago clipeata or "clipeus portraits", a term usually restricted to Roman art. The clipeus was used by Romans during the Roman Kingdom...

former, the soldiers carried a round shield, which the Romans called a clipeus. In the latter, they used the scutum, which was larger. Originally, it...

so as to emit a loud ringing noise. Roman military personal equipment Clipeus Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Roy A. (14 May 2014). Handbook to Life in Ancient...

discovered in 1830 near Bomarzo in Lazio, central Italy. Ancient Greek warfare Clipeus – a similar shield used by the Romans Peltast – a light infantryman using...

Justice was one of the virtues celebrated by emperor Augustus in his clipeus virtutis, and a temple of Iustitia was established in Rome by emperor Tiberius...

Bust of Helios in a clipeus, detail from a strigillated lenos sarcophagus, white marble, early 3rd century CE, Tomb D in Via Belluzzo, Rome....

ancestors, famous people or deceased shown as on a round shield (in Latin: clipeus). For other periods similar forms are called medallions. In the Roman world...

(333–330 BC) Helios wearing the chlamys (Tripoli, 1st century AD) Helios in a clipeus, detail from a Roman sarcophagus, early 3rd century AD In the Roman Empire...

attic of the porticos ran a decoration of female figures (caryatids) and clipeus. This forum has incredible architecture for the time. In conjunction with...

round shield. The dhal was a round shield in India. The Romans used the clipeus and parma. Captain America's shield, the primary piece of equipment used...