Strategmata, 4.1.5

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose See all items with this value
Century Range
1st century CE See all items with this value
Location of Display
Rome See all items with this value
Author
Frontinus See all items with this value
Reference
Strategmata, 4.1.5
Language
Latin See all items with this value
Quotation
Scipio Africanus, cum ornatum scutum elegantius cuiusdam vidisset, dixit non mirari se, quod tanta cura ornasset, in quo plus praesidii quam in gladio haberet.
Part of Speech
Adjective See all items with this value
Participle (passive) See all items with this value
Verb (active) See all items with this value
Type of Thing Ornamented
Military: Arms and Armour See all items with this value
Object/ Person Ornamented
Shield
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Engraving See all items with this value
Visual Work: Inlay See all items with this value
Visual Work: Painting See all items with this value
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals See all items with this value
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: carving, metal inlay, figural or non-figural iconography or patterns
Item Identifier
A00279
Determination
Interpreted from context
Item sets
1st century CE
Painting
Military (Ornamented)
Arms and Armour
Material
Precious Metals
Carving/ Engraving
Inlay