Vambraces - possibly a reason for their use

[tlclark]

They may also not be on Trajan's Column for example, but it is clear that if we take that as proof then everyone needs to change their segs.

:lol: Yeah but they aren't on the Adamklissi monument, or any other either.

In basic, I agree with you. I can't imagine being in that close quarters waving my arms about and not having some sort of protection. I'm constantly getting whipped around the wrists.

So it seems perfectly logical. As far as the vambrace being the 'jock strap' of it's age (I'll never look at wrists quite the same way) and being intentional excluded from representations, I think that considering all the mundane stuff we see in Roman art, its casualness and candidness, I have a hard time buying that, but you never know.

So who knows?

Travis.