The hasta pura or hasta donatica was a decoration for merit, awarded in Ancient Rome. The Roman sources do not concur about the precise character of the...

training. The hasta pura was a spear used in the Roman army as a military decoration for a soldier that distinguished themselves in battle. The hasta caelibaris...

fertility. She was portrayed as a matron, sometimes holding a cornucopia or a hasta pura, with children in her arms or standing next to her. Nero dedicated a temple...

the hasta pura, literally a "blameless spear", a prized military award for saving the life of a soldier. A symbol of divine power the hasta pura was also...

Romans wore a torc or received other military decorations such as the hasta pura, a spear without a tip. Dayaks wore and still wear tattoos, etc. Necklaces...

crown of honour. According to Suetonius, Claudius awarded Balbilus a Hasta Pura and perhaps a corona aurea during the Triumph to celebrate the conquest...

silver, or bronze sculpted disks worn on the breastplate during parades Hasta pura or Arrow without a Head- a ceremonial silver spear awarded to "the man...

was awarded the highest military decorations, the corona aurea and the hasta pura for his role in this campaign. Lollius Urbicus moved three legions into...

representations, such as Roman coinage, Tranquillitas is depicted holding a hasta pura, a ceremonial lance, the forerunner of the standard pilum issued to Roman...

variety of individual decorations (dona) for valour to its legionaries. Hasta pura was a miniature gold spear; phalerae were large medal-like bronze or silver...