05-30-2004, 06:01 PM
Avete omnes,<br>
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I found the first example rather fast and I think, the most of You will know it from the Men-at-Arms-Series, Nr. 89 "Byzantine Armies 886 - 1118", page Nr.29:<br>
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<img src="http://people.freenet.de/u-bahr/Armsalut.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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The image depicts Armenian infantry in Byzantine employ on an ivory casket from the 10th Century. IMHO it shows that these men are still knowing the official Roman military salute. Obviously they are saluting an officer on the left and (like their predecessors) hold their right hands at the helmets while they seem to hold their round shields in a kind of parade manner exactly in the same way with their left hands.<br>
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For the second example I will have to go to our University library, get a book there and scan a picture. This will take some time ...<br>
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Greets - Uwe <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=uwebahr>Uwe Bahr</A> at: 1/3/05 12:16 pm<br></i>
<br>
I found the first example rather fast and I think, the most of You will know it from the Men-at-Arms-Series, Nr. 89 "Byzantine Armies 886 - 1118", page Nr.29:<br>
<br>
<img src="http://people.freenet.de/u-bahr/Armsalut.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
<br>
The image depicts Armenian infantry in Byzantine employ on an ivory casket from the 10th Century. IMHO it shows that these men are still knowing the official Roman military salute. Obviously they are saluting an officer on the left and (like their predecessors) hold their right hands at the helmets while they seem to hold their round shields in a kind of parade manner exactly in the same way with their left hands.<br>
<br>
For the second example I will have to go to our University library, get a book there and scan a picture. This will take some time ...<br>
<br>
Greets - Uwe <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=uwebahr>Uwe Bahr</A> at: 1/3/05 12:16 pm<br></i>
Greets - Uwe
