11-08-2010, 03:22 PM
Quote:As far as I know wearing a torc or other ring around the neck was a typically Celtic thing; in Germanic culture it was sometimes even regarded as a symbol of slavery,At least by the 4th c. AD, neck rings had become a sign of valour in the Late Roman army. They were not exactly like torcs btw, plus I'm not sure when this practise (re-)emerged in the army.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
