09-16-2008, 09:53 PM
Hi There. I am reaching out to all of you because I need some help with accurately depicting Roman military costumes for a play I am designing. Like many of you have expressed in threads, I too, dislike when people design things without research or without consulting others who know. I have done some historical research but still have my doubts about times. I am designing for Caesar & Cleopatra. this play takes place on the syrian border of egypt towards the end of the xxiii dynasty, in roman yr of 706 and in christian computation of 48bc. according to the play it would have made caesar around 50yrs.
only once in the play is he seen in complete combat gear, which may have some particularities bc of his status or rank? but from what i can tell, he would never always be in the combat gear, if just eating dinner or everyday. there are several auxiliaries and centurian? but they are guarding the palace of cleopatra and they would be in military gear...
i guess my biggest question is, does anyone have any advice on how to accurately display the costumes, what do the leather armbands mean? i found the helmet database on here but was quite confused as to which would have been the one that they may have worn..or if that is by rank? was ranks depicted differently? and as for torso amour, the diff ? i think they would have worn kalkriese armour. but then there is the lorica hamata and squamata...so i am pretty confused!
thank you so much for all your help in advance..i am working on my drawings for the costumes, and i hopefully , with all of your help, can make something incredibly accurate!
only once in the play is he seen in complete combat gear, which may have some particularities bc of his status or rank? but from what i can tell, he would never always be in the combat gear, if just eating dinner or everyday. there are several auxiliaries and centurian? but they are guarding the palace of cleopatra and they would be in military gear...
i guess my biggest question is, does anyone have any advice on how to accurately display the costumes, what do the leather armbands mean? i found the helmet database on here but was quite confused as to which would have been the one that they may have worn..or if that is by rank? was ranks depicted differently? and as for torso amour, the diff ? i think they would have worn kalkriese armour. but then there is the lorica hamata and squamata...so i am pretty confused!
thank you so much for all your help in advance..i am working on my drawings for the costumes, and i hopefully , with all of your help, can make something incredibly accurate!
