12-20-2008, 08:28 AM
Ave,
Just thought I would add my two denarii on this. The finds are important, but overall at this point will not add anything to our understanding of Roman , equipment , armor etc. It is Where the items were found that is the real issue!
The Where issue also raises a lot of questions, was this the farthest point of this expedition? Were these troops on their way back to the Limes? or still moving forward after the "battle/skirmish" If a punitive expedition , were they in pursuit of someone , or tribe??....and what happened to the literary and other possible records of this action. The so called punitive actions were always thought to be relatively local.
So sure there is always some hype to this, ( Thats how you get the Grant Funding) This is a major find that will require rethinking of some of our opinions on this period.
Regards from the Balkans. Arminius Primus aka Al
Just thought I would add my two denarii on this. The finds are important, but overall at this point will not add anything to our understanding of Roman , equipment , armor etc. It is Where the items were found that is the real issue!
The Where issue also raises a lot of questions, was this the farthest point of this expedition? Were these troops on their way back to the Limes? or still moving forward after the "battle/skirmish" If a punitive expedition , were they in pursuit of someone , or tribe??....and what happened to the literary and other possible records of this action. The so called punitive actions were always thought to be relatively local.
So sure there is always some hype to this, ( Thats how you get the Grant Funding) This is a major find that will require rethinking of some of our opinions on this period.
Regards from the Balkans. Arminius Primus aka Al
ARMINIVS PRIMVS
MACEDONICA PRIMA
aka ( Al Fuerst)
FESTINA LENTE
MACEDONICA PRIMA
aka ( Al Fuerst)
FESTINA LENTE
