08-16-2013, 07:15 PM
I'm almost scared to reply now...........but not that scared.......Now a lot has been said/typed and a lot to the contrary has been put forward to the same. OK....to calm it down a little. Roman soldiers of the early principate had to pay for their armour. Now someone comes along and says .......stuff Marius's reforms, we want you to carry a second set of armour. Full stop. Now where are these guys meant to carry this, as if they didn't have enough to carry already. One could argue that it was in the baggage train..................what..........several tons of unused armour just for parades, I don't think so.
The problem here is, I think, where and when and if any parade armour was worn. Moi mentioned earlier about clothing, it was reputed as the equivalent of Tunics. OK, fair comment, but Tunicas and Armour go together ie posh Tunic/ Posh Armour.
Maybe just posh Tunic with Ventrallis was Parade.
I really don't think the guys, let alone the Legion would have humped this extra toinnage around on campaigne, or in situ in a semi or permenant fortification.
Think "Grunt" people, not writings of those who never were.
Think 18/19 century when battle dress was the same as parade dress.
My opinion
Kevin
The problem here is, I think, where and when and if any parade armour was worn. Moi mentioned earlier about clothing, it was reputed as the equivalent of Tunics. OK, fair comment, but Tunicas and Armour go together ie posh Tunic/ Posh Armour.
Maybe just posh Tunic with Ventrallis was Parade.
I really don't think the guys, let alone the Legion would have humped this extra toinnage around on campaigne, or in situ in a semi or permenant fortification.
Think "Grunt" people, not writings of those who never were.
Think 18/19 century when battle dress was the same as parade dress.
My opinion
Kevin
Kevin
