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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

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[โ€“] PugJesus 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Detailing woodwork, maybe, or carving a message into a whitewashed board? Roman legionaries doubled as specialists who would do many of the 'normal' work around camp/the fort, including specialist carpenters.

(they volunteered for that kind of position because it got them out of guard duty and standard labor details digging ditches)

[โ€“] SirSamuel 4 points 1 week ago

I've got it! He's cutting the foam lining for a helmet :-D