07-01-2012, 10:53 AM
Hello, Jona
That's an interesting idea as a way to determine "Caesar's trail." The only drawback is establishing an accurate time-frame for feminine jewelry (any item, really) to within his campaigns with carbon 14 dating, which might be 100 years + or -, some of it traded AFTER Caesar. But, it seems highly likely that a military campaign would use existing trade routes anyway, whether they supplied women, men, or neuters.
That's an interesting idea as a way to determine "Caesar's trail." The only drawback is establishing an accurate time-frame for feminine jewelry (any item, really) to within his campaigns with carbon 14 dating, which might be 100 years + or -, some of it traded AFTER Caesar. But, it seems highly likely that a military campaign would use existing trade routes anyway, whether they supplied women, men, or neuters.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
