Title

Roman weapon, c1st century, (c1990-2010)

Caption

Roman weapon, c1st century, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing of firing weapon at Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hill fort in the English county of Dorset. In about 1800 BC, during the Bronze Age, the site was used for growing crops before being abandoned. Maiden Castle itself was built in about 600 BC. Around 450 BC it underwent major expansion, during which the enclosed area was nearly tripled.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B35_168

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,1in x 12,1in / 4818 x 3626 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy building buildings England close up arts country Rome art British weapon weapons English color colour fortification Roman military war location century drawing Britain catapult concept Dorset close-up 21st century pulley warfare reconstruction weaponry historic English Heritage 1st century 2000s hillfort TGN copyspace object Maiden Castle Paul Birkbeck Birkbeck Paul object