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Legio I Parthica Roman Standard

Legio I Parthica Roman Standard

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Legio I Parthica was created by Septimius Severus in AD 197 for the war against the Parthians, together with its sister legions II and III Parthica.

After the victorious campaign, which culminated in the sack of Ctesiphon, the legion remained in the East as a garrison force to defend the new province of Mesopotamia. Over time it was deployed mainly along the eastern frontier, at Singara and later Nisibis, in an area crucial for containing the threats first of the Parthians and then of the Sasanians.

Sources also link it to the wars of Caracalla and Severus Alexander against the Persians, a sign of its strategic importance on the Mesopotamian frontier. Its presence in the Middle East is attested until the early 5th century, when the legion disappears from the sources, probably in the context of late antique military reforms.

HISTORICAL-PHILOLOGICAL STANDARD

  • Format 40x30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in)
    Format
    40 x 30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in), balanced and versatile proportions
  • Historical reconstruction
    Philological reconstruction
    The choice of animal on the standard is based on historical and numismatic sources
  • Colour accuracy
    Colour accuracy
    Red inspired by the only surviving original Roman standard, preserved at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow

Product specifications for the banner

Product: Historical-philological standard
Material: print on canvas
Size: 40 x 30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in)
Technique: inkjet print on canvas
Reconstruction: based on historical, epigraphic and numismatic sources
Installation: supplied with a wooden support so it can easily be hung on the wall

Acrylic product specifications

Product: Historical-philological standard
Material: glossy print on acrylic
Size: 40 x 30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in)
Technique: high-definition reproduction with brilliant rendering
Reconstruction: based on historical, epigraphic and numismatic sources
Installation: supplied with a hook so it can easily be hung on the wall

Framed canvas product specifications

Product: Historical-philological standard
Material: print on painter's canvas
Size: 40 x 30 cm (15.7 x 11.8 in)
Technique: inkjet print on painter's canvas
Frame: hand-carved walnut wood
Reconstruction: based on historical, epigraphic and numismatic sources

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