Illustrations of Sassanid Persian Clibanarii

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Dan, how do you suggest that the breast plate that Julian mentioned was worn then? Your not suggesting that mail was attached to it surely?

I would add that the pen & ink drawings of the Column of Arcadius show cuirasses, helmets with face guards and tubular leg and arm armour in close proximity of each other, indicating that was the armour worn by Clibanarii around 400AD at least.

http://www.livius.org/a/turkey/istanbul/...dius_1.JPG