"Julius Caesar's horses" Topic
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Tango01  | 30 Nov 2011 3:03 p.m. PST |
Seeing this interesting figure made by Mr.Genaro Ortega from Spain (named " Julius Cesar in the Gauls") I take note that the size of the horse is too short?
Or Cesar was too long?
Wonder to know your knowledge or opinion about the size of the horses on those days. Main page
genarortega.blogspot.com thanks in advance for your guidance. Amicalement
Armand |
| brevior est vita | 01 Dec 2011 5:05 a.m. PST |
That one does look rather pony-like. However, Roman cavalry horses tended to be rather smaller than modern ones, generally ranging from around 13 to 15 hands (52-60 inches) high at the withers. Compare with the famous equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome:
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Cheers,
Scott |
| Tango01 | 01 Dec 2011 9:40 a.m. PST |
Many thanks for the info Scott!. Amicalement
Armand |
| bilsonius | 01 Dec 2011 11:35 a.m. PST |
According to Suetonius, Caesar's horse had funny feet: "He rode a remarkable horse, too, with feet that were almost human; for its hoofs were cloven in such a way as to look like toes. This horse was foaled on his own place, and since the soothsayers had declared that it foretold the rule of the world for its master, he reared it with the greatest care, and was the first to mount it, for it would endure no other rider. Afterwards, too, he dedicated a statue of it before the temple of Venus Genetrix." (Life of Julius Caesar 61) |
| French Wargame Holidays | 02 Dec 2011 1:36 p.m. PST |
Italian horses were very small 14 hands at the most(fifty six inches, 142.24cm to the withers). Augustus received a Nisean (Persian)stallion as a gift, and it was described by strabo as the largest and most elegant horse alive. archaeological digs have found Roman horses in forts etc from 11 hand to 14.3 hands high in the republican period. |
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