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The Army of Caesar

Caesar's legions · 58–48 BC

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Framed print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included

Hanging print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
  • Sizes: 12x18″ · 16x24″ · 24x36″
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Medium: Fine art paper
  • Style: Military plate
  • Era: Late Republic
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The Army of Caesar: an illustration of Caesar's legionary, centurion, Cretan archer and Balearic slinger above a diagram of his battle line
The Army of Caesar48 BC
Caesar's legions · 58–48 BC

Veterans, Bowmen and Slingers

By the time Gaius Julius Caesar took command in Gaul in 58 BC, the legion had changed. Its heavy infantry were now armed alike, with mail, a bronze helmet, an oval shield, throwing spears and a short sword, and the cohort had replaced the maniple as the unit of battle. Light troops and cavalry came from allies and hired men. In 57 BC, Caesar writes, he sent Numidians, Cretan archers and Balearic slingers to help a besieged town of the Remi.

Caesar's own accounts are full of centurions. He names Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus, rivals who saved each other's lives in a fight against the Nervii, and Gaius Crastinus, a veteran who led the charge at Pharsalus and was killed there. His legions were often far below strength. At Pharsalus in 48 BC, he says, his 80 cohorts in the line numbered 22,000 men, while he puts the army of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus at 45,000.

The piece

The plate sets the soldiers in order of weight, from the armored legionary and the plumed centurion to the bare-headed archer and slinger in plain tunics. Below, the battle line is drawn in red, darker red and black, with the skirmishers as a loose scatter of dots in front and the cavalry as two open squares at the ends of the first line.

Materia · The materials

Fine art paper, framed or hung.

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Pine frame

Black, dark wood or natural wood, FSC-certified. Framed prints arrive framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included.

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Fine art paper

Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.

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Shatterproof plexiglass

Protects the print in transit and on the wall.

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Magnetic wooden hanger

Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.

Size guide

Find the right size

This piece, to scale, above an 84-inch sofa. Pick a size, or a format and frame above, and the wall follows.

The Army of Caesar: an illustration of Caesar's legionary, centurion, Cretan archer and Balearic slinger above a diagram of his battle line
Sofa · 84″ / 213 cm

Which size?

Sizes are the artwork's. Frames and hangers add a little around the edge.

Above a sofa or bed, art looks best at about two-thirds of the furniture's width, hung 8 to 10 inches above it.