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'''Kasr El Harit''' is a small town located in the heart of the [[Egypt]]ian desert, near the [[Nile]]. It is a site of historical importance; namely, because in 1900, there was excavated a [[Scutum (shield)|scutum]] (a type of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] shield).<ref>this shield is also known as the Fayum shield. It was published as Kimmig, Wolfgang 1940. “Ein Keltenschild aus Ägypten.” Germania Bd. 24 Nr. 2, pages 106-111 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-ger-413717] A student project to reconstruct this shield is [http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/ter/grst/student%20papers/Roman%20Rep%20shield.htm A Roman Republican Shield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622101717/http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/ter/grst/student%20papers/Roman%20Rep%20shield.htm |date=2006-06-22 }}</ref> |
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Kasr el-Harit is a small, dusty pueblo located in the heart of the Egyptian desert next to the River Nile. It is the site of historical importance, namely because of 2 pieces of brass were excavated that were linked to a scutum, a type of Roman shield. It is rumored that the site may contain scrolls similar to the Mayan celestial calandar, but sientists have dismissed the theory. |
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 14 February 2022
Kasr El Harit is a small town located in the heart of the Egyptian desert, near the Nile. It is a site of historical importance; namely, because in 1900, there was excavated a scutum (a type of Roman shield).[1]
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[edit]- ^ this shield is also known as the Fayum shield. It was published as Kimmig, Wolfgang 1940. “Ein Keltenschild aus Ägypten.” Germania Bd. 24 Nr. 2, pages 106-111 [1] A student project to reconstruct this shield is A Roman Republican Shield Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
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