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Show here your Sarmatian warrior impression
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Hi John,
Once more you seem to read my question as a lack of reference to greaves during the Roman period, because once more you refer to the Künzing greaves and Vegetius advocating them. I did not ask a question about greaves in general, for of course I know that they were used.
Can I (once more) get back to the question, where we find a reference to SPLINT greaves during Roman times? There were no splint greaves (I think) found at Künzing, nor does Vegetius refer to splint greaves in Epit. I.20.

Quote:The use of splint armour can be traced without too much difficulty from the Scythians to the use of gun powder. It never was abandoned.
Although that might be the case, but can we show that they were used by troops in the Roman army, either regular, auxilia or federate troops? It was (and still is) my position that we have no reference for such a use. Although I can imagine that they were never abandoned, the re-occurrance of them in the West (which is where 'my' Avars come in) cannot be shown at an earlier date.
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Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Virilis - 03-21-2011, 08:58 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-21-2011, 09:03 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-21-2011, 09:13 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Vindex - 03-21-2011, 11:20 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-22-2011, 06:29 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-29-2011, 07:29 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-31-2011, 04:11 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-01-2011, 01:44 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Jvrjenivs - 04-01-2011, 01:48 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-01-2011, 01:55 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Peroni - 04-01-2011, 07:31 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-02-2011, 04:10 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-04-2011, 08:21 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Christian - 04-04-2011, 01:48 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Robert Vermaat - 04-04-2011, 02:19 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-04-2011, 02:23 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-06-2011, 05:20 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by bachmat66 - 08-11-2011, 11:42 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by bachmat66 - 08-11-2011, 11:44 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by eduard - 02-28-2013, 09:34 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-01-2013, 12:52 AM

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