03-29-2011, 07:29 AM
Quote:I like this a lot!!!! What period would this be?
Thanks for the compliment!
The period is roughly 1st century AD, since my unit-- the 1st Cohors Pannoniarum was from that era. Some parts of the impression can be found earlier, like the splint greaves that date back to the Scytian era but continued into late Roman Britain. The chainmail is generic. The helmet is of the "pot" style, also old but continued into the Avar-Magyar era. The sword has early Han Dynasty features, but this is probably the style mentioned by Tacitus. And the bow is a generic asymmetrical, so-called "Hun," but used by the Alans and Roxolani.
It would be gratifying to discover other RAT members portaying the several types and periods of steppe auxilliaries within the Roman army. They made important contributions.:grin:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb