03-13-2006, 07:02 PM
There are no representations of Romans wearing a subarmalis over anything. It would be great if there were, so we would know what they looked like. Gambesons existed in Medieval times (or do you argue they didn't?) and there is at least one representation from around 200 BC of a subarmalis used in conjunction with scale. If Romans were using subarmalii, then it was under the armor.
I still think the best evidence is our own experience. Mail by itself just doesn't work.
I still think the best evidence is our own experience. Mail by itself just doesn't work.
"In war as in loving, you must always keep shoving." George S. Patton, Jr.