08-11-2013, 06:07 PM
I've argued that the depictions of Late Roman wearing muscle cuirasses are in fact depictions of such armour worn by Palatine units, as it would seem logical for the artist to depict the best armour worn by the best infantry.
As I have had the great pleasure recently to inspect some of the fragments of the Column of Arcadius in Istanbul I can assure you that those fragments I saw, and got to touch by the way, definately show infantry in muscle cuirasses, and not mail hauberks as some, who have not seen the fragments in person nor touched them, would like to claim those infantry are wearing.
As I have had the great pleasure recently to inspect some of the fragments of the Column of Arcadius in Istanbul I can assure you that those fragments I saw, and got to touch by the way, definately show infantry in muscle cuirasses, and not mail hauberks as some, who have not seen the fragments in person nor touched them, would like to claim those infantry are wearing.
Adrian Coombs-Hoar
