03-16-2020, 08:04 AM
(03-16-2020, 05:58 AM)Lothia Wrote: Ave Civitas,
I am writing a novel whose subject is the Battle of Frigidus.
In the aftermath of a battle of that scale, how did they identify the dead?
I have never heard of Roman Army Dog Tags.
I have read somewhere where the soldiers name was etched onto their helmets.
But really. How did they identify the dead and incapacitated?
Again, thank you in advance,
Tom
Seems likely that at least some would have gear that would be named, also possibly a "Signaculum" though I have no idea if this is correct I understand it to be a name stamp of sorts, see Artefacts for various forms (you need to join to view the link or search for Signaculum)
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
