01-24-2007, 04:37 PM
Martin,
* I expected the finds to be mostly rebel belongings, but given that the romans had been around a while already, they might also serve as indicators to what was worn by (at least) the civilian population in general.
There is a difference between martial dress and civilian dress (see Simon James's work on Dura!). Although the Romans were certainly around, the East always retained Hellenistic traditions and this is true to civil dress as well.
Reconstructing purse no. 1, I hope you remember that "pecunia non olet"...
Guy Stiebel
* I expected the finds to be mostly rebel belongings, but given that the romans had been around a while already, they might also serve as indicators to what was worn by (at least) the civilian population in general.
There is a difference between martial dress and civilian dress (see Simon James's work on Dura!). Although the Romans were certainly around, the East always retained Hellenistic traditions and this is true to civil dress as well.
Reconstructing purse no. 1, I hope you remember that "pecunia non olet"...
Guy Stiebel
