Shield Collection (page 23)

Roman invasion of Britain, 55-54 BC (c1820). Roman troops under Julius Caesar landing on the shores of Britain and meeting resistance from the natives during the invasion of 55 or 54 BC

Roman soldiers, 1801. Standards of Roman legions (top) and weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers (bottom). From Ancells Monthly Military Companion, 1801

Roman soldiers attacking a fortress, 1605. The Romans form a tortoise with their shields to protect themselves from missiles as they approach the walls. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius

Battle between Nuno de Guzman and inhabitants of Michuacan, Mexico, 16th century. De Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies attacking Michuacan

Spanish conquistadors with their native Tlazcalan allies attacking an Aztec temple, 16th century. Copy of a section of the drawings of Lienzo de Tlazcala lost during the Mexican revolution in

Sarcophagus, 4th century BC. Showing battle scenes of the time of Alexander the Great. The mounted figure is the general Hephaestion

Ivan IV, Tsar of Russia
Ivan IV, the Terrible, Tsar of Russia. Known as The Terrible, Ivan (1530-1584) assumed power as the first Emperor of Russia in 1547

Expedition to confront African corsairs, 1390. A joint French and English expedition setting out, at request of the Genoese

Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1070s). Harold IIs (c1022-1066) Anglo-Saxon troops (left) led by an armoured standard bearer and a warrior with an axe, confront Norman cavalryman armed with lances

English troops waiting to go into action at the Battle of Crecy, August 1346 (c1860). One of the defining battles of the Hundred Years War between England and France

Title Page Artist: Eugene Titeux
Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2

King Arthur fighting a giant, 1514. Arthur, under the protection of the Virgin Mary, engages a giant in single combat, watched by the men of two armies. From Chroniques de Bretagne. (Paris, 1514)

The Life of St Louis, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th September 1898

Florence Austral (1894-1968), Australian soprano. Florence Austral (real name Wilson) specialised in Wagnerian roles. Here she is seen in costume for the role of Brunnhilde in Wagners Die Walkure

Spartacus and Hermann in the Arena, late 19th century. Spartacus (c109 BC-71 BC), Roman gladiator, victorious in the arena, surrounded by the bodies of fallen adversaries

Battles of the The Hundred Years War, (20th century). The Battles of Crecy (1346) and Poitiers (1356). From an anti-British brochure titled Who has been the enemy of France through History?

Battles of Taillebourg and Saintes, France, 21 and 22 July 1242, (20th century). Louis IX of France defeated Henry III at Taillebourg

Fighting Figures, 1844-1924. Artist: Anatole France
Fighting Figures, 1844-1924

Battle scene from Homers Iliad, c300 BC. The Iliad is an epic poem describing the final year of the legendary war between the Ancient Greeks and Troy, fought in the 12th or 13th century BC

Greek warrior fighting an Amazon, 8th-5th century BC. Limestone Relief. The Amazons were legendary female warriors in Greek mythology

Greek relief of Hoplites in battle From the British Museums collection

Sioux War Shield, North American Plains Indian

Aztec Gold Pendant of a Ruler with ritual regalia, Mixtec, 1200-1521. He holds a serpent-staff battleaxe and a shield. A mask hangs from his lip-ring. British Museum

Men fighting with spears, Paestum, c4th century BC. Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy)

Men fighting with shields, Paestum, c4th century BC. Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy)

Greek Warrior Painted Siana Cup, c6th century BC
Greek Warrior Painted Dish, c6th century BC. Attributed to C Painter, 575BC-550BC. British Museum

Greek Vase Painting, Hoplite Fighta Scythian, c6th century BC. At National Museum, Athens

Detail from the Francois Vase, Satyr and Warrior fighting, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, Satyr and Warrior fighting, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC

Roman clay lamp with design of gladiators, 3rd century
Roman clay lamp with design of gladiators from Trier, Germany, 3rd century

Roman relief of a Lictor carrying the Fasces in a procession

Fresco of shields in the grand stairway at Knossos, 18th century BC
Fresco of shields in the grand stairway at the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, 18th century BC

Detail of a copy of a Celtic gold drinking horn, 3rd century
Detail of gold drinking horn from Gallehus, Sleswig. This is a copy - the original was melted down - from the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 3rd century

Detail of a bronze situala with Etruscan soldiers, 5th century BC
Detail of a bronze situala with Etruscan soldiers from Certosa, Italy. From the Museo Civicos collection in Bologna, 5th century BC

Roman floor mosaic of gladiators, c. 3rd century
Floor mosaic of gladiators from the Roman villa at Bignor, Sussex, c.3rd century

Roman tombstone of Gaius Musius, standard-bearer of the 14th legion, erected by his brother

Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, 6th century BC
Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, showing one of Cybeles lions attacking a giant. In Delphi Museum, 6th century BC

Greek bronze of a warrior, 6th century BC
Greek bronze of a warrior, from the National Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Sandwich, 14 March 1194, (c1880). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Sandwich in Kent, 14 March 1194, (c1880). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

Aerial Telegraph: Ancient Greek soldiers tending a signal fire, c1900. It is claimed that news could be transmitted 525 km in a night. Trade card for Liebig Meat Extract

Stone sculpture of Greek warriors in a chariot, c500 BC. Carved fragment showing the warrior wearing a crested helmet and carrying a shield, while behind him his charioteer drives the vehicle

The Police (of the Future), 1886. Artist: Corbould
The Police (of the Future), 1886. This, according to Punch is what the appropriately equipped police officer will be wearing to go about his day to day duties

The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, carrying the axe, is walking in company with his Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr William Forster

Mending the Lesson, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mending the Lesson, 1873. A skinny Britannia tells John Bull to beware of handing out too much charity to the needy. This relates to the serious famine blighting the lives of the inhabitants of

A Word to The Wise, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Word to The Wise, 1870. In this cartoon, Britannia takes on the mantle of Homers Pallas Athene, with Wilhelm I of Prussia dressed (apart from the headgear) as Ulysses

Trust Me!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Trust Me!, 1870. Britannia is shown grasping her trusty sword of defence in a meaningful manner as Belgium asks her help. As usual in this cases

A Legend of Camelot - Part 2, 1866. Artist: George du Maurier
A Legend of Camelot - Part 2, 1866. A woman carries a man by his feet over her shoulder. Three men on the left stand by and watch her, somewhat amused

Caesar Imperator!, 1861. ( The American Gladiators ) The American Gladiators are President Lincoln on the left to represent the Northern States

Poor Buffer, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Poor Buffer, 1878. The Ameer of Afghanistan, holding a tiny shield and raised sword, straddles the buffers of a Russian steam train

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