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(C) 2007 Jon HodgsonHistorical Illustration sample!
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Very nice example. Just a few comments;
The sword is on the wrong side and shouldn't dangle about. The shields dont have points sticking out on the edges.
Sorry for being a pain in the butt, but just giving some hints if u want it historacally correct. I do Roman historical reenactment and if u want do a search on LEG II AVG
Good job altogether
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"The shields dont have points sticking out on the edges."......but those are not points sticking out on the edges.It is perspective.As a reenactor you surely know that this type of shield is not flat rectangular but convex rectangular.In perspective it could only correctly look like this since that shield is not flat.So nothing is sticking out on the edges its only perspective.
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2nd Augustan Legion ... of Portsmouth, right ? Weren't you in Bavay (Bagacum) northern France, a few years ago ?
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Very good example. Though he must not be unlucky enough to have to carry some of the picks, spades, or any of the construction equipment.
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Looks amazing.I want ot draw recently a roman soldier too.But it is complicated with all the detail on the armor.
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Gladius not Gladis.And Gladius simply means "sword" in latine not short sword as it is falsly propagated in modern pop culture.
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One nitpick: The sword's on the wrong side, for a legionary. Since the helmet has no crest, he ain't an officer, and thus, the sword ought to be on his right.
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your attention to detail is very convincing, er.. wait.. the word convincing ain't good enough, how about ... striking? hahah.. 
The roman possess the austere yet spartan look (the haircut & sandals) and his gears look very BC as well! Great illustration!
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Actually he looks very AD not BC .-)
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Second Century A.D, if I'm not mistaken, due to the modification on his helmet as the result of the Dacian Wars
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That with helmet modification due to Dacians is more o famous theory rather than securely proven fact.This helmet howewer lacks that additional ribs you have on mind so if we accept theory that reinforcing ribs were added indeed because of Trajanic Dacian campaigns this is from before these wars-although it is certain that not completely all Roman hemets were given such additions.
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Wow 
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Apologies for the extremely late reply! Thank you!
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I can't take any credit for the design. Blame the Romans for that!
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Haha some1's been playing the total war series haha!! I totally enjoy you works!!
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