12-04-2009, 09:39 PM
OK, they may not be ring mail, but they are a doubler, of sorts, just of a different construction.
There are several republican era doublers that are not clearly shown as mail either, but are accepted as such.
It would seem feasable that they could still be in use here and there, as there seems to be a wide variety of other types of
epamonides/doublers in use. Perhaps they were too limited in use and too boring for the sculptors to bother doing.?
There are several republican era doublers that are not clearly shown as mail either, but are accepted as such.
It would seem feasable that they could still be in use here and there, as there seems to be a wide variety of other types of
epamonides/doublers in use. Perhaps they were too limited in use and too boring for the sculptors to bother doing.?
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[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
