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This was taken at my hometown in Israel, could anyone help me identify the soldiers on the sarcophagi? I almost certain that they are Greeks and not Roman but I want to know more details.

 

any help would be highly appreciated.

 

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well the shield on the third soldier from right, upper line, seems to be round : it thus could be a greek hoplon shield. The helmets are a variety of corinthian ( center horseman ) and attic ( see right horseman ). So yes those could be greek soldiers fighting barbarians. But this in itself does not give any indication on the dating and I have not the expertise to provide more details

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