11-23-2007, 07:39 PM
Well..... we know that we are close since the same hinges break of at the same places on the ones we find, eben though our segmentata hinges are thicker tan the original ones... also, we lose the same hobnails and break our Caligae on the same spots as discarded ones we find in the ground...
furthermore theories on how the Romans wore their shields during marching have been changed due to practical information we could give archaeologists.. same with the Pilum.. also due to our displays and training fights in full kit we discovered that even a trained person cannot fight in full armour for more than 10 to 15 minutes... so the theory of rotation in the ranks during a battle was, apart from the bibliographical info of primary sources, confirmed by practical use...
also, during ballista firing with the Guard, we saw how wooden balls were caught by the wind, whereas stone shot was less prone... the ballista bolt damage we find in historical context is the same as the damage "modern" ballista bolts show when hitting hard targets.. whether or not the spanning material is horsehair or rope........
Shield rims fall off and get damaged the same way discarded ones did...
Matt has shown the power of a Dacian Falx on a scutum... also since we find two types of shields, ones covered with linen and leather, and some covered only in linen, and the plywood system which proved to be sturdy in modern reconstructions as well of course as in the ancient scuta, prove we are close...
of course we cannot feel or know really what it must have been like back then, but we are closer than any leather clad hollywood Roman ever has been.
We lose the same hangers from our Aprons as the ones we find...
ok, given (apart from the damage being buried for 2000 odd years) the fact that out equipment is less flimsy and thin as the original stuff we find, we also still are pretty close...
we discover that a flint fire is manageable, we find that with enough people we can make a ditch with Roman reconstructed equipment very quickly, as well as the wall and using muralia and use of Dolabrae..
cavalry sometimes falls off their Horses, the horned saddle reconstruction proves something about the geniousness of Roman inventions....
need I go on??
Proper educational re-enactment and experimental archaeology WORKS!
and it has its use...
M.VIB.M.
furthermore theories on how the Romans wore their shields during marching have been changed due to practical information we could give archaeologists.. same with the Pilum.. also due to our displays and training fights in full kit we discovered that even a trained person cannot fight in full armour for more than 10 to 15 minutes... so the theory of rotation in the ranks during a battle was, apart from the bibliographical info of primary sources, confirmed by practical use...
also, during ballista firing with the Guard, we saw how wooden balls were caught by the wind, whereas stone shot was less prone... the ballista bolt damage we find in historical context is the same as the damage "modern" ballista bolts show when hitting hard targets.. whether or not the spanning material is horsehair or rope........
Shield rims fall off and get damaged the same way discarded ones did...
Matt has shown the power of a Dacian Falx on a scutum... also since we find two types of shields, ones covered with linen and leather, and some covered only in linen, and the plywood system which proved to be sturdy in modern reconstructions as well of course as in the ancient scuta, prove we are close...
of course we cannot feel or know really what it must have been like back then, but we are closer than any leather clad hollywood Roman ever has been.
We lose the same hangers from our Aprons as the ones we find...
ok, given (apart from the damage being buried for 2000 odd years) the fact that out equipment is less flimsy and thin as the original stuff we find, we also still are pretty close...
we discover that a flint fire is manageable, we find that with enough people we can make a ditch with Roman reconstructed equipment very quickly, as well as the wall and using muralia and use of Dolabrae..
cavalry sometimes falls off their Horses, the horned saddle reconstruction proves something about the geniousness of Roman inventions....
need I go on??
Proper educational re-enactment and experimental archaeology WORKS!
and it has its use...
M.VIB.M.
Bushido wa watashi no shuukyou de gozaru.
Katte Kabuto no O wo shimeyo!
H.J.Vrielink.
Katte Kabuto no O wo shimeyo!
H.J.Vrielink.
