The caetra was attached to the warrior's body using ropes or leather strips that passed over the shoulder.
Sources
- Caetra (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Caetra (military-history.fandom.com)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/caetra (grokipedia.com)
- https://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2022/07/iberians-artemidoros-poseidonios-and-others-in-strabo-first-century-ce/ (philipharland.com)
- https://warhistory.org/article/the-roman-conquest-of-portugal (warhistory.org)
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