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DAFNE MARILU AMALIA - ROMAN MILITARY ART

Decima Taurina Caelestis (or Decimo Taurino Caelestis in the masculine form) is the name I use as a legionary. Becoming part of a legion demanded immense hard work, determination, sweat, and tears — regardless of my natural abilities. In ancient Rome, there was no concept of a female legionary, so some disagree with my participation in this practice, which I deeply love and am passionate about.

Adversity can be especially harsh for a woman, particularly in a chauvinistic country like Italy, where I currently practice. To those critics, I simply reply that I am no less than any man, and I do as I please.

As a legionary, my goal is to excel in combat and to increasingly resemble a male warrior in appearance and discipline.

I have a profound love for Roman history and its former glory — its architecture, ingenuity, art, and the visionary path it once followed. Since immersing myself in its military practice, it has naturally become a great source of inspiration for my artwork.

Dafne Marilù Amalia
Decima Taurina Caelestis​​

Dafne Nesti art, design, graphic novels, fumetti, arte, comics.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) marching to celebrate the birth of Rome, in the
streets of Rome.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) waiting to enter the arena in the Roman amphiteather of the French city of Nimes, France.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) partecipation to the performance in the Roman amphiteather of the French city of Nimes, France.
Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) marching to celebrate the birth of Rome, in the
streets of Rome.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) in the remarkable recostruction of a Roman fort in Kastell Pohl, Germany .
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) in the local news, while partecipating to a Roman event in Kastell Pohl, Germany .
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) marching with the legion in an Italian forest, waiting for the enemy to attack.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) weekly practices of "Ancient fencing"
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) weekly practices Italian and German medieval fencing.
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Decima Taurina Caelestis (Dafne Marilù Amalia) weekly practices Southern Italian (Pugliese) stick and knife.
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