07-27-2011, 06:38 AM
Sorry, what I meant is that by X date (later Empire) we know there were no legionaries, but segmentata was still found and dated to X date. I tried finding the link where I read it with no success, if I find it, I'll link it.
EDIT: Also what I meant to mention in my last post is that all Perigrini we elevated to citizen status, giving auxiliaries the same social status that the legionaries has enjoyed for the last few hundred years. And since we know the Newstead armor was used through 280 and possibly the early 300s, its likely that troops who were traditionally archers before 212AD when everyone became citizens, were given access to segmentata (assuming that segmentata was not available to auxilaries previously.
EDIT: Also what I meant to mention in my last post is that all Perigrini we elevated to citizen status, giving auxiliaries the same social status that the legionaries has enjoyed for the last few hundred years. And since we know the Newstead armor was used through 280 and possibly the early 300s, its likely that troops who were traditionally archers before 212AD when everyone became citizens, were given access to segmentata (assuming that segmentata was not available to auxilaries previously.
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