Jan 20, 2014
Parthian Shields
Picture 1 is from Zahhak Castle in Iran and shows a Parthian relief of either 'Zahhak' (character from Parthian mythology), or it shows a Parthian infantryman from its heyday. Whats interesting is that the shield is identical to the republican Roman infantry shield that was used around the same time. Picture 2 is from the Ahenobarbus relief in the Louvre and shows identical shields carried by Roman infantry