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p120 XIV. The horses of the emperor

Though the emperor Trajan rarely rode on the march, but shared the fatigues of his troops, he is followed by led horses in more than one of these compositions. Five horses held by five attendants (who, from their linen cuirasses, are intended for legionaries, but who are unarmed) are waiting behind the fortifications, for which a soldier is seen hewing down a tree. They appear to be kept ready for the emperor to ride round and inspect the various engineering works that are going on.

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