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Illustrations of history

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Syrian auxiliary archer of the Roman Empire (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 weeks ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world
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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Kind of a DILF. Reblogged.

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fierce eyeliner.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gotta look your best when going to war! More seriously, kohl for both sexes has a long history in the region

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh! So it had anti- microbial properties, interesting! I thought it was only for sun glare and aesthetics .