Title

The Roman tombstone of Marcus Favonius Facilis, 1st century BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Roman tombstone of Marcus Favonius Facilis, Centurion of the 20th legion of the Pollonian tribe (from north Italy), at Colchester Museum. He has a sword (gladius), dagger (pugio), and vine-staff (vitis) as a symbol of his rank, 1st century BC.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B80_447

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (3,9Mb) / 10,7in x 18,2in / 3222 x 5465 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian England country Rome weapon weapons museum color colour death Roman military war location century tombstone Essex sword staff soldiers soldier swords artefact concept artifact dagger warfare weaponry rank centurion CM Dixon 1st century BC Colchester gladius TGN object Unknown Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon 20th legion Marcus Favonius Facilis Facilis Marcus Favonius Colchester Museum Pollonian pugio vine staff vitis CM Dixon object