08-12-2008, 06:28 PM
Marsh confirmed that the drawing of Cn Musius are by Dr Ludwig Lindenschmidt from Osprey Battle tactics 109 BC–AD 313 Elite #155 pp. 9 Thanks Marsh
Well this is very very good!
I think what we have is a suggestion of what a Leg XIV scutum emblem may have looked like. Mr Peterson has interpreted the bolts as being a bit more angular than wavy than perhaps the may been carved to be. Or maybe 1900 years of time has had its toll on sharp edges.... Or maybe the stone couldn't hold sharp edges... Or maybe.... ad infinitum....
We must also not forget that the stele of Cn Musius was likely painted which means that the stubby cherubim style wings may have been only part of what the completed shield emblem originally looked like.
It is clear to me that Mr Peterson's Legio XIIII shield embelm is an interpretation of known emblem elements combined with a guess at coloration and shape.... as much an interpretation as the emblems of most clubs around the world.. perhaps closer to what an actual Legio used but still an interpretation rather than a factual representation.
What's obvious, (isn't it?), is that no one is right or more right or less right!
Well this is very very good!
I think what we have is a suggestion of what a Leg XIV scutum emblem may have looked like. Mr Peterson has interpreted the bolts as being a bit more angular than wavy than perhaps the may been carved to be. Or maybe 1900 years of time has had its toll on sharp edges.... Or maybe the stone couldn't hold sharp edges... Or maybe.... ad infinitum....
We must also not forget that the stele of Cn Musius was likely painted which means that the stubby cherubim style wings may have been only part of what the completed shield emblem originally looked like.
It is clear to me that Mr Peterson's Legio XIIII shield embelm is an interpretation of known emblem elements combined with a guess at coloration and shape.... as much an interpretation as the emblems of most clubs around the world.. perhaps closer to what an actual Legio used but still an interpretation rather than a factual representation.
What's obvious, (isn't it?), is that no one is right or more right or less right!
Hibernicus
LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
[url:194jujcw]http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org[/url]
A nationwide club with chapters across N America
LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
[url:194jujcw]http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org[/url]
A nationwide club with chapters across N America
