09-16-2015, 11:20 AM
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Carthaginian Lonchophoros
Writing about the Libyan tribesmen, Strabo wrote: "they wear a goatskin on their shoulder, as protecion fo the chest" (XVII.3.7)
In the same line, he described the use of short lonche and small leather caetra shield.
Forthermore, Strabo describes Libyan tunic as woolen, ungirdled and laticlavia (with broad borders on the sides), and speaking of Mauri tribesmen, centuries later, Corippus still records an ungirdled tunic, without sleeves, and records the use of a band firmed with a knot on the forehead.
The red color was chosed from Silius Italicus, describing infantry "from Carthage" equipped with short spears and caetra shield and red tunic, while the blue for laticlavia stripes was chosed for the common use of indigofera tinctoria in North African berber tribes.
Carthaginian Lonchophoros
Writing about the Libyan tribesmen, Strabo wrote: "they wear a goatskin on their shoulder, as protecion fo the chest" (XVII.3.7)
In the same line, he described the use of short lonche and small leather caetra shield.
Forthermore, Strabo describes Libyan tunic as woolen, ungirdled and laticlavia (with broad borders on the sides), and speaking of Mauri tribesmen, centuries later, Corippus still records an ungirdled tunic, without sleeves, and records the use of a band firmed with a knot on the forehead.
The red color was chosed from Silius Italicus, describing infantry "from Carthage" equipped with short spears and caetra shield and red tunic, while the blue for laticlavia stripes was chosed for the common use of indigofera tinctoria in North African berber tribes.
