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^^hang’d this Oftnion^ not finding the leaft Footfieps of 
^uch Axes in any ot the Book^s of Roman Antiquities 
I have hitherto confulted. On the contrary they are 
in the Snovetaurilia or SoUtanrilia of the Columna Trajana 
reprefented in the fame Form^ and faftened in the fame 
manner^ that we life at this Day, And fo alfo in other 
Sacrifices^ as may partly be feen in the Gemms, Rings, 
publifh’d out of the Studies of Auguflirtus, and G<?r- 
laus, as well as in the Monuments of Gruter, Reinejtus, 
Spon and Fabretti, to omit the Authors collected upon this 
Subje^ by Gr£vius in his large Body of Roman Antiqui- 
ties. Neither could they have been the Heads of Spears, 
as is manifeft from the fame Authorities. The Roman 
Spears ^and Javelins occur very frequently, and yet not 
one of them either on their Cojns or elfewhere is to be 
met with in the Figure of thefe Inflruments, ’Tis true 
fome of their Spears had two Heads, fo they might ufe 
either End uppermoli as they pleas’d. We have one of 
thefe in AugnjUnus (yj. The Heads differ from one 
another, but they neither of them anfwer our Monu- 
.ments. Nor are the moft antient Spears of the Romans 
we meet with different from thofe they made ufe of 
in more modern Times, as may in fome meafure be 
feen in the famous Shield lately publilhed at Oxford 
frj, which is certainly authentick; It’s Antiquity is de- 
fended in the Vlace I have cited; It may here be farther 
added to what is there alledg’d that Lucius Florus gives 
Lf) us the firft Infiance of the Romans fighting upon 
Horfes without Bridles 5 and in the Columna Trajana (tj 
the Horfes are placed in full fpeed with their Riders with- 
out any Bridles or other Curbs to reftrain and guide them, 
(^) Gcmm. Sculpt, antiq. ex Edit. Jac. Gronovii Franeq. 1694. 
Part. (/) Vide LWij Edit. Oxom Vol. VI. p. (/) 
Lih. i.c.^. QO Nhm.t 99 . 
