06-13-2012, 12:29 AM
The cingulums are getting very short, I believe the Chatsworth reliefs show extremely short straps, barely 15cm in length. They are about to disappear completely in Antonine's reign, or perhaps Marcus'. I hadn't considered that the straps might be wrapped around the belt to shorten them temporarily (as Graham Sumner shows in Roman Military Clothing 1).
Paul Elliott
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
