10-28-2011, 09:01 PM
Wow, a great bit of info here.
I thought Caesar died at the feet of a statue of Pompey??
Interesting observations gentleman. May I ask out of curiosity whether it was the anatomical sytle cuirass you wore? Or the shortened style that I've read (I believe it was Connolly) was supposed to be specific to mounted riders?
Now that is a fascinating thought. I see what you mean as well - to make a convincing impression of a member of the richest and most powerful class in the world at the time, you'd have to 'pull out all the stops."
Once again, thank you for all of the informative responses. I see why there are few (if any) Gaius Mariuses or Scipio Africanuses waltzing around at events.
Quote:If there are not enough
rank and file on hand then sometimes this happens:
(LAFE ARK event March 009)
I thought Caesar died at the feet of a statue of Pompey??
Quote: A muscle cuirras is way to stiff and you can't do much in it (this also is true for a toga).
Quote:I concur with Jurjen, a muscle cuirass is very uncomfortable and can make tasks such as bending over very irritating.
Interesting observations gentleman. May I ask out of curiosity whether it was the anatomical sytle cuirass you wore? Or the shortened style that I've read (I believe it was Connolly) was supposed to be specific to mounted riders?
Quote:And if I may add, when doing an officer, you can't go half-way....Imagine being in 2451 and trying to reenact a CEO of a billion-dollars corporation. You just can't drive around in a Toyota,
Now that is a fascinating thought. I see what you mean as well - to make a convincing impression of a member of the richest and most powerful class in the world at the time, you'd have to 'pull out all the stops."
Once again, thank you for all of the informative responses. I see why there are few (if any) Gaius Mariuses or Scipio Africanuses waltzing around at events.
Alexander
