04-20-2011, 08:42 PM
Quote:Terminology like "quite a few" and "often" lead the reader to believe that [whatever] is the norm, when it may be the exception instead. It's generally believed that the styles and equipment of gladiators stylistically mimics different ethnic group's soldiery, not the other way around.
There are enough representations of them to exclude the idea that they're a rare exception. I only posted two images to avoid bombing the thread.
They may well represent a pastiche of foreign soldiery but the actual details of their equipment is thoroughly Roman. What enemies of Rome do you know of that wore these decorated danglies on their belts, then?
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