12-13-2008, 01:53 PM
I dunno. Given the propensity for military folk to wear things with a bit of variation, I don't really think there's one right way all the time in every case. Doesn't stop a given group from specifying that something be worn a certain way.
Even modern military folk aren't 100% uniform in appearance; there are always some differences here and there. Since it is often said that uniformity along modern lines wasn't likely in Roman times, how much more likely is individual variation in a formation? Different helms, possibly different armor types and so on.
All of this is pure conjecture and so anathema to many folk, but I suspect the pugio was worn both ways with perhaps one being more common than the other. People are people after all...if our gear has changed a lot over the centuries then our basic natures haven't so much.
In my own very personal opinion of course.
Rutilia
Even modern military folk aren't 100% uniform in appearance; there are always some differences here and there. Since it is often said that uniformity along modern lines wasn't likely in Roman times, how much more likely is individual variation in a formation? Different helms, possibly different armor types and so on.
All of this is pure conjecture and so anathema to many folk, but I suspect the pugio was worn both ways with perhaps one being more common than the other. People are people after all...if our gear has changed a lot over the centuries then our basic natures haven't so much.
In my own very personal opinion of course.
Rutilia
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