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Title
A cataphractus. From Trajan's column
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Armor -- Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON ARMO-Anc
Topics
Armor -- To 499
Cavalry horses
Horses -- To 499
Cavalry -- Roman+ -- To 499
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: A Cataphractus is a heavily-armoured cavalryman.
Source note: History of Rome and of the Roman people from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians : containing over three thousand engravings, one hundred maps and plans and numerous chromolithographs. (Boston : Estes and Lauriat, 1890) Duruy, Victor (1811-1894), Author. Mahaffy, John Pentland, Sir (1839-1919), Editor.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 17.5 x 13.7 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a59e8170-c5bd-012f-2fc2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A cataphractus. From Trajan's column" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-131e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A cataphractus. From Trajan's column" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-131e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890). A cataphractus. From Trajan's column Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-131e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A cataphractus.  From Trajan's column