Name: Romans versus Celts
Draw a Roman soldier and a Celtic Warrior using the descriptions provided.
Roman Soldier Celtic Warrior
Appearance Hair Appearance
Dark eyes Hair
Dark Very tall
Suntanned skin Brushed back (to
Cut Strong muscles
Always shaved look like a horses
short Light coloured
mane)
eyes
Smeared with
White skin (red
sticky lime and
when angry)
water (to make it
Long moustache
stand up on end)
Body paint
Clothes Red or fair hair (or
Tunic with dark hair bleached
short sleeves with lime).
(thick wool)
Weapons and armour
dyed red so
Heavy armour
blood would
(leather and metal)
not show
Helmet Jewellery
Cloak-
Breast plate Torc (necklace
sometimes
Stomach protector bronze or silver)
with hood)
Strong leather belt Brooch (holding
Scabbards (long cloak together at
leather pockets to the top)
carry swords)
Long sword (for
slashing)
Short sword (for Weapons and
Footwear stabbing) armour
Lace-up leather Rectangular shield Round shield made
sandals (covered with from wood or metal
Leather soles with leather) Sword with iron
studded with nails Javelin (long wooden blade
Socks for cold spear) Footwear Spear (wooden
countries like Sharp metal tip on Leather boots handle, iron tip)
Britain javelin