An Illustration from the Joshua Roll
Israel Pursues the Amorites as the Sun Stands Still.
Joshua is Told the Five Kings are in a Cave.


A larger image of Joshua Roll 13r - Israel Pursues the Amorites as the Sun Stands Still. Joshua is Told the Five Kings are in a Cave. Joshua Roll, Va. Pal. Graec. 431.


Josua-Rolle, Codex Vaticanus Pal. Graec. 431. Byzantine, 10th century. Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican.


Referenced on p5, MAA 89 Byzantine Armies 886-1118 by Ian Heath & Angus McBride:
Spirited cavalry engagement from the Joshua Roll, dating to the first half of the 10th century. The men wear hip-length corselets with pteruges at shoulder and waist, plus iron helmet and leather harness of breast-band and shoulder-pieces. Note also their large shields and kontaria. The officer figure at left sports an impressive helmet crest. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome)

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See also a 9th-10th century Byzantine Officer in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 by Ian Heath, based on the Joshua Roll.