Show here your Roman soldier impression

[Luca]

Here is my centurion impression:

www.cisalpina.net/images/Sample8.asp

[Virilis]

Great looking impression, Luca ! May I ask where did you get the helmet?

[Luca]

Sure this is the only one made by Illusion Armory. Far I know they don't sell roman stuff anymore. I think my helmet is great and it is also 2-3mm thick, and 4,5 Kg heavy.

[barcid]

Great looking impression, Luca !

took the words out my mouth 8)

[Tita Iuventia Martia]

Ave Luca,

nice impression. It looks really good. May I have a few questions?

I noticed that your group portrays praetorians. I'm a bit confused by your choice of body armour. As far as I know centurions in regular legions wore lorica hamata or lorica squamata, but I don't know how it was amongst praetorian centurions. Could they have worn all three types of armor? I don't remember ever seeing a praetorian centurion in lorica musculata.

A second question: in the gallery on your website I noticed a legionary in "summer clothing" standing on snow. It must have been quite cold, I'd think. May I ask you what an event this was taken on?

Thank you for any answers,
Best regards,

[Evgeny]

Salve! Longus Legio V Macedonika Russia S-Peterburg

[Theodosius the Great]

Here is my centurion impression:

www.cisalpina.net/images/Sample8.asp

Outstanding, Luca !

The pteruges look very good, IMO.
Again, I like the color scheme.

Are you wearing a leather musculata ?
It also works very well.

Centurions, IIRC, are often seen wearing musculatae in Roman art (at least during the Republic and early Empire).

~Theo

[Luca]

Thank you all for the feedbacks.
1. snow march in summer dress. Weel, it is not exactly summer dress because of the feminalia and the woolen socks that I don't use normally.
The temperature was -2 C, but we were not standing, we were marching. This means that all those people that was dressed with additional things after ten minutes of walking they took off everything: by marching you generate warm.
2. pteruges. I have presented my research on the fabrica section. Just note that the pages 5 and 6 are temporary different between english and italian versions because I need a bit of time to translate them yet.
3. muscolata. I don't think is a problem. Pretorians were wearing everything as legionaries were doing. The Trajan Column depicts pretorians with muscolatas and segmentatas. Could be also hamatas for signifers.

[pivus]

Ave!
Leg XI CPF COH IV





We from St.-Petersburg, Russia.

[Virilis]

Looking good Leg XI CPF COH IV ! One of you has a Deepeeka made helmet, may I ask where did you get the other helmet?

[pivus]

The local master.Stylisation.At us it is difficult to get a helmet .

[Virilis]

The local master.Stylisation.

Oh yes, custom made!

[Magnus]

Looks good Pivus!

[pivus]

I only in the beginning of a serious way of reconstruction.I will be glad to the help!

[Titvs Statilivs Castvs]

Very nice! Legio Undecima Aeterna!