worldhistoryfacts:Augustus of Prima Porta, with a closeup of Augustus’ breastplate, 20 BCE. In the c
worldhistoryfacts:Augustus of Prima Porta, with a closeup of Augustus’ breastplate, 20 BCE. In the center of Augustus’ breastplate, a Parthian envoy returns the lost Roman legionary standards that were lost by Crassus’ armies during his disastrous invasion of Parthia in 53 BCE. Augustus’ retrieval of the standards were considered to be a recovery of Roman dignity and honor – one which he made sure to broadcast in propaganda pieces like this. -- source link
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