What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's ...

A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of the few complete Roman scuta ever found. ... Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old shield dropped by a Roman soldier who likely died in battle.

A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever found. ... Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's 4,000-year-old geometry mistake.