10-20-2009, 07:26 PM
Quote: it was certanly for parade and not for war.Why?
There is more than enough highly decorated material which was certainly used in war as well. See the cavalry face helmets. Were this an original, the helmet would fit into that context very well. But the armour is not wearable on horseback-helmets of this type were so far found in cavalry context. Weird composition.
So far there is no material evidence that the romans used different armour or weapons for parade than for combat.
Christian K.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
