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Offline Constantine IV

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"Roman Emperors Horses" to be recognised as distinct breed.
« on: July 27, 2015, 08:30:08 pm »
News article Here.
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Re: "Roman Emperors Horses" to be recognised as distinct breed.
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2015, 01:50:12 am »
Thanks for the link. As both an owner of horses and a coin collector, it's great to see two interests overlap occasionally.

That's a very unique looking breed they have there. I'll have to learn a bit more about them.
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Re: "Roman Emperors Horses" to be recognised as distinct breed.
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2015, 04:56:53 pm »
Anyone got pics of statues of emperor's steeds? It would be good to compare them to pics of the modern horses.
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Re: "Roman Emperors Horses" to be recognised as distinct breed.
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2015, 06:10:41 pm »
Not an "emperors steed" but a pair of Roman steeds:


Also a photo I took last year of a well known statue within the Great Hall of the British Museum:
Can learn more about it HERE.

In comparison to the statues we can see of Roman Horses, the Lazio breed looks to have quite long ears.

I have to wonder if the famed "Nisean Horse" or a similar Breed was not used by the Emperors.
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