02-12-2005, 03:41 PM
"While we're on the topic of loricae made from materials other than bronze... has anyone given thought to the outfits worn by charioteers in a number of mosaics, wall paintings and the like?<br>
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They look more like a garment of padded strapping, presumably with a similar function to modern equestrian body-protectors, than any form of leather strip armour. I know of no horse rider who would feel happy wearing just thin strips of leather when their mount got stroppy (which horses seem to do rather too much for my liking)."<br>
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Could this be a possible design for the subarmalis? <img src="http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/Trajan/horsemos-l.jpeg" style="border:0;"/> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=paulusbrittanicus>Paulus Brittanicus</A> at: 2/12/05 6:14 pm<br></i>
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They look more like a garment of padded strapping, presumably with a similar function to modern equestrian body-protectors, than any form of leather strip armour. I know of no horse rider who would feel happy wearing just thin strips of leather when their mount got stroppy (which horses seem to do rather too much for my liking)."<br>
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Could this be a possible design for the subarmalis? <img src="http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/images/Trajan/horsemos-l.jpeg" style="border:0;"/> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=paulusbrittanicus>Paulus Brittanicus</A> at: 2/12/05 6:14 pm<br></i>
