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Marco Sergio Silo: 116-5 a.C. | |
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Helmeted head of Rome | Galloping Knight holding the sword and a barbarian's head |
Denarius: Sergio 1 |
Marcus Sergius was a Roman general during the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC). He is famed in prosthetics circles as the first documented user of a prosthetic hand. The metal hand was constructed to allow him to hold his shield in battle.
A description of Marcus Sergius is found in the seventh book of Pliny's Natural History, published in AD 77:
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verification. (June 2022) |
Marco Sergio Silo: 116-5 a.C. | |
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Helmeted head of Rome | Galloping Knight holding the sword and a barbarian's head |
Denarius: Sergio 1 |
Marcus Sergius was a Roman general during the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC). He is famed in prosthetics circles as the first documented user of a prosthetic hand. The metal hand was constructed to allow him to hold his shield in battle.
A description of Marcus Sergius is found in the seventh book of Pliny's Natural History, published in AD 77: