Louvre Relief
Dieses Relief ist auch in "The Making of the Roman Army - From Republic to Empire" von Lawrence Keppie beschrieben:
"Relief once in the Villa Mattei at Rome, but since 1824 in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. The relief, presumably part of a larger scene, shows a group of soldiers in richly decorated equipment, standing on guard or on parade. The central figure, with a gorgon head on his breastplate, must be a tribune. He and the figure to the left once held metal weapons, long since lost. The heads of he front row of figures are restored. Above is a large aquila-standard, with an eagle grasping a thunderbolt in its talons. The relief appears to date to the Trajanic-Hadrianic period. The presence of the aquila has prompted some scholars to suppose that legionaries are represented here, but the richness of the apparel, especially the helmets and oval shields, mark out these soldiers as belonging to the Guard, in their ceremonial dress. Guardsmen can be shown with the aquila, e.g. on Trajan's column, where the eagle is usually enclosed within a laurel wreath..."