09-05-2011, 01:34 PM
Quote:The over shoulder belt does help keep the main belt up, even without armor. To tighten it enough that the sword doesn't pull it down, I find it uncomfortably tight. But I don't claim to be in the same physical shape or condition as a 4th C soldier.Do we even have evidence that the spatha was directly attached to the main belt? I think that we see plenty of smaller swords belts next to this broad belt.
Btw - I think guys with much better physical conditions than ours would have a much harder time tighthening those belts than us veteran-bellied guys!!
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)