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rything counts (in small amounts) … 52 helmet of Weisenau type. Just before its splitting ending into two rolled Rings of a chain mail
up ends is across the holder incised a line. A similar line is inceased also at from Turnirski prostor.
the beginning of the holder. Between both lines are incised two crosses in
the shape of letter X – just a decoration or symbols of the legio XX Vale-
ria Victrix which in year 6 most probably marched under Tiberius passing
Ptuj to fight a war against the Marcomanni tribe?
The second important find is a lump of corroded iron rings. It is a part of a
legionary chain mail - the so called lorica hamata. It was a standard equip-
ment of legionary as well as auxiliary units during the Republic, especially
popular among the officers. Its use came to an end in the first century AD
when the harness made from metal plates became popular.
Two finds, discovered on Turnirski prostor bear witness to the turbu-
lent times of the 1st century when the territory of today’s Ptuj entered the
stage of history. A century after the “studded sandals” marched into the
region for the first time, the settlement became Colonia Ulpia Traiana Po-
etovio, a city in which different cultures will meet and mix for centuries to
come.
up ends is across the holder incised a line. A similar line is inceased also at from Turnirski prostor.
the beginning of the holder. Between both lines are incised two crosses in
the shape of letter X – just a decoration or symbols of the legio XX Vale-
ria Victrix which in year 6 most probably marched under Tiberius passing
Ptuj to fight a war against the Marcomanni tribe?
The second important find is a lump of corroded iron rings. It is a part of a
legionary chain mail - the so called lorica hamata. It was a standard equip-
ment of legionary as well as auxiliary units during the Republic, especially
popular among the officers. Its use came to an end in the first century AD
when the harness made from metal plates became popular.
Two finds, discovered on Turnirski prostor bear witness to the turbu-
lent times of the 1st century when the territory of today’s Ptuj entered the
stage of history. A century after the “studded sandals” marched into the
region for the first time, the settlement became Colonia Ulpia Traiana Po-
etovio, a city in which different cultures will meet and mix for centuries to
come.
