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Optimates equipment? - Steakslim - 12-05-2008
Can anyone tell me about the equipment of an optimate? does anyone have any articles, links, or pics?
Re: Optimates equipment? - hoplite14gr - 12-07-2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cher ... 245_n2.jpg
Though 12th century source it might reflect earlier equipment.
The helmet is interesting.
Kind regards
Re: Optimates equipment? - Steakslim - 12-08-2008
I think that could be an optimate I came across something written by procopius which said that they had spangenehelm, a thigh length lamellar cuirass with elbow length sleeves, a thureos on their shoulder, vambraces, greaves, (Not sure if they had gauntlets) they had a spatha a bow a contus and a mace. Their horse had a peytral chanfron and crinet made of lamellar. Since the lived during the sixth century they would have had stirrups