Long-sleeved tunics - when?

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The tombstone of Aurelius Iustinus from legio II Italica wears a long loose sleeved tunic on his tombstone now in the Regional museum at Celje Slovenia.

So he does. Thanks. And the text reads (obito) in exp(editione) / Daccisca - which 'Dacian expedition' might that have been? The 'Aurelius' name would put it post-212 I suppose, and the oval shield and hairstyle look rather third century too - maybe Aurelianic? No earlier than the Dura Europos paintings anyway, I wouldn't think.

So it looks like we still don't have any real evidence for the regular use of long sleeved tunics before the early decades of the third century - I would guess the Apamea tombstones might be the earliest? Do you know what Evan was referring to above, from your book, Graham?

If it helps although its not a military context the school scene from Neumagen has a figure wearing such a tunic usually refered to as the Gallic Coat a common form of clothing at the time at least in civilian contexts, dating is I believe 180s though even without this it could be dated on the shoe styles to 200AD +/- 20 years.