01-03-2008, 12:47 PM
Quote:Marcus Mummius:3rbz15er Wrote:Do you think the 3rd century Illerup finds can be used to state this about the parma in the 1st century AD ? :?
Vale,
So, what kind of evidence do we have for a flat parma shield? We are talking of a "classic" parma here...
Vale
We can not be sure that any of the round umbones dated to the 1st century AD were fitted to a parma. I also do not know if all the round 1st century umbones that were found have a flat flange or not.
Sculptural evidence often points towards flat parmae. This is one example (early second century): http://www.thorsberg-miniatures.de/art_ ... -mil-4.jpg