Kasr El Harit

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Kasr El Harit is a small town located in the heart of the Egyptian desert, near the Nile. It is a site of historical importance; namely, because in 1900, there was excavated a scutum (a type of Roman shield). [1]

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  1. ↑ this shield is also known as the Fayum shield. It was published as Kimmig, Wolfgang 1940. “Ein Keltenschild aus Ägypten.” Germania Bd. 24 Nr. 2, pages 106-111 A student project to reconstruct this shield is A Roman Republican Shield Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine


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