03-03-2013, 02:19 AM
Hello, Dan
I took a look at the two links above. The illustration of the Magi isn't accurate, if indeed the Biblical tale is based upon anything beyond far-fetched legend. The Magi were from Sousa, originally a Mede family, so we might think they wore clothing similar to the Persians.
The second illustration is late, as is the solid round fibula. The dyptograph of Stilicho shows him wearing one. A Roman center for crafting these brooches was in Munita. Many of them had Indic jewels embedded in the Migration Era style, and a number have been found in both Italy and Britain. For the 1st Century reenactor, they are extremely late. :-|
I took a look at the two links above. The illustration of the Magi isn't accurate, if indeed the Biblical tale is based upon anything beyond far-fetched legend. The Magi were from Sousa, originally a Mede family, so we might think they wore clothing similar to the Persians.
The second illustration is late, as is the solid round fibula. The dyptograph of Stilicho shows him wearing one. A Roman center for crafting these brooches was in Munita. Many of them had Indic jewels embedded in the Migration Era style, and a number have been found in both Italy and Britain. For the 1st Century reenactor, they are extremely late. :-|
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
