
Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 27d Roman Hastati, mid-late 3rd century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 28d Reference: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin inventory no. 30026

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 28d Galatian warrior, foe of the Attalid kingdom, 2nd century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 28d I'd given the Romans a lot of flak for this in the past, but the Greeks were not any better with their "impossible" umbos.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 28d The nigh legendary relief which has led many an artist and model painter to add the wacky wolf faced umbo on their Punic war Romans scutums

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 29d Reference: Praeneste niolitic mosaic

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· 29d Ptolemaic thureophoros, 2nd - 1st century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jul 16 Cretan archer of the 1st century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 10 References:
Apadana staircase Libyan delegate (image by Bernd81), Libyan from the tomb of Xerxes I (image by A.Davey), Herodotus' Histories 7.71.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 10 Libyan warrior under Achaemenid service, late 6th to mid 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 10 References:
Prisoner tile and relief from Medinet Habu, from the reign of Ramesses III.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 10 Shasu Bedouin of New Kingdom Egypt

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 4 A booru for historical art and artifacts is currently up and running! We're looking for more contributors! Link below!

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 1 References:
Doric frieze from Sora, Gallic sculpture from Alesia.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Jun 1 Gallic Auxiliary or Legionnaire, 1st century B.C

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 30 Reference: Altıkulaç Sarcophagus (image by Dan Diffendale).

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 30 Peltast in Anatolia, 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 16 MEET THE MERCENARIES, SON OF MARS (OC)
Yes, I can draw digitally, I just usually choose not to.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 16 Reference: Apadana staircase (image by Amin Berenjkar).

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 15 Greek Mercenary in Anatolia, 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 14 Achaemenid satrapal infantryman, 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· May 13 Thracian peltast, late Archaic to early Classical period

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Apr 12 GUN METAL PANIC, EPISODE 1 IS NOW FULLY AVAILABLE ON NEWGROUNDS!

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Apr 12 Reference: Krater by the Arpi painter, currently in a German private collection.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Apr 12 Tarantine style cavarlyman, late 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Apr 10 Etruscan hoplite, 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C.

Velite Aquila@veliteaquila· Mar 30 Man wtf were the Balaeric peoples doing on those islands man