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ISSN: 1874-7019 Printed in the European Union Ancient Warfare VI-3 3 AW juli nr 3.indd 3 31-07-12 17:52 THEMENEWS “Flesh on the Dead Bones of History” A bronze-beaked warship of Peter Connolly, the renowned artist whose brilliant reconstructions of ancient pine and tar Greek and Roman warriors have informed and inspired historians, re-enactors Analysis of the acids and other and war gamers alike, died on 2 May 2012, six days before his 77th birthday. substances in the wooden After leaving school, Connolly did his National Service with the RAF. He remains of a warship, which read books about the ancient world and started painting portraits of officers likely fought in the First Punic to relieve the boredom. Leaving the service, Connolly studied at the Brighton War, show that the strutwork College of Arts and Crafts to train as an illustrator, which led to him initially to was pine (Pinus salius), water- providing material for children’s books. He came into contact with H. Russell proofed with pine tar. Robinson, Keeper of Armouries at the Tower of London, who had made recon- The ram, or rostrum, of structions of the segmented Roman armour discovered at Corbridge in 1964, the vessel was found in 2008 which were presented to the Limes conference in Cardiff in 1969. Connolly offshore from Acqualadrone in accompanied Robinson during the 1970s and became a regular speaker at northeastern Sicily. The rostrum Brian Dobson’s Roman Army School at Durham University. The artist provided is cast bronze, with a wooden all the line drawings, and colour pictures on the front cover, of Robinson’s core that was preserved by landmark reference work The Armour of Imperial Rome published in 1975. burial beneath the seafloor. That same year Connolly’s first book, The Roman Army, reached book Carbon-14 analysis gave a stores. To a generation of young history enthusiasts the book was a revelation. date of 277 ± 83 BC. “I remember when I first got a copy,” says Chris Haines MBE, chairman of The The ship may have been dam- Ermine Street Guard. “It was as if someone had turned the light on, such was aged during the Battle of the research and attention to detail. His painting of a complete Legion was a Tyndaris (257 BC) or of Mylae masterpiece.” The book became a classic.The artist became an experimental (260 BC) between the navies of archaeologist, crafting reconstructions in his home workshop to show how Rome and Carthage. things actually functioned. Connolly was particularly proud of the reconstruc- Conservators are working tion he made of a working Roman saddle without stirrups, which dispelled to preserve the unique find many myths. He demonstrated that a Celtic or Roman rider was as effective from deterioration caused by with the horned saddle as a modern one with stirrups. the acids present in the ancient In 1984 Connolly became a member of the Society of Antiquaries and wood. a year later was awarded a fellowship of the Institute of Archaeology of the University College London. In 2002 he became President of The Ermine Street Guard. As an expert in ancient arms and armour Connolly often appeared on TV documentaries or worked off camera as an advisor. Over his career he wrote twenty lucidly narrated books, each illustrated in his characteristic style where detailed scholarship, insights gained from physical reconstruction and immaculate presentation combined to make history come alive. Legend Themes and deadlines of Odysseus won an award and Greece and Rome at War is still in print. His These are the upcoming themes last book was Colosseum: Rome’s Arena of Death. He died before complet- for the next issues: ing a book on his hero, Julius Caesar. Prints of his paintings are displayed in - VI.4 Pyrrhus at war museums around the world. - VI.5 The army of Diocletian "I can’t think of anyone else to whom the phrase 'putting flesh on the dead and his successors bones of history' more readily applies,” said Chris Haines. - VI.6 The Celts of Europe - VI.1 Egypt under Pressure (September 20th) If you have a proposal that fits our themes, we’d be interested to hear from you to discuss the pos- sibility of publishing an article. Send your proposal – including the angle you propose to take, ideas for illustrations and art- work and your qualifications – to [email protected]. Do make sure you send them before the proposal deadlines mentioned above. © Brendan Keeley © Brendan 4 Ancient Warfare VI-3 AW juli nr 3.indd 4 31-07-12 17:52.