10-24-2016, 10:34 PM
(10-24-2016, 07:45 PM)Garys152 Wrote: With regards to the lion, moon and stars emblems as suggested in Ross Cowan Legionary 161-284 AD book
Just to clarify, Ross Cowan suggested the 'lion of the sun' emblem for the third century Guard - the moon and stars etc design, and the scorpion, have long been known from imperial monuments from the principiate.
(10-24-2016, 07:45 PM)Garys152 Wrote: Could it be that the cohorts were not entirely uniform...?
Could be! And the same could be true for the legions, in fact...
(10-24-2016, 07:45 PM)Garys152 Wrote: I am assuming that both types of shields, rectangular and oval were still in use in the early part of the third century
Yes, although the oval shelds would not be the old republican pattern - they were probably either like the auxiliary shields of the earlier centuries (flat ovals with round bosses), or the wider and slightly dished shields that we see in the fourth century. The various shields found at Dura Europos would provide a good model for the types in use during the third century generally, I'd say.
Nathan Ross