10-30-2003, 01:17 AM
Ave togaman,<br>
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Thanks. Yes, this helps. I forgot the salutatio. I think I will take up my Martialis on this. Yesterday I was reading a new Belgian book on the Roman army. The author,Bernard van Daele, stated that the equites of the early Roman Republic (4th century BC.) wore a toga when riding on horseback into battle. He doesn't mention any sources. Do you know something of this? Or is this to much Roman Army Talk?<br>
I always thougt that a toga was civilian dress. I have been riding a horse in a toga once or twice. It isn't very handy to do battle in. Even if the Republican army represented the citizens of Rome under arms, I would have preferred a tunic and a breastplate instead of a tunic and a toga. But who knows...<br>
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Vale ,<br>
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Gaivs Civilvs <p></p><i></i>
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Thanks. Yes, this helps. I forgot the salutatio. I think I will take up my Martialis on this. Yesterday I was reading a new Belgian book on the Roman army. The author,Bernard van Daele, stated that the equites of the early Roman Republic (4th century BC.) wore a toga when riding on horseback into battle. He doesn't mention any sources. Do you know something of this? Or is this to much Roman Army Talk?<br>
I always thougt that a toga was civilian dress. I have been riding a horse in a toga once or twice. It isn't very handy to do battle in. Even if the Republican army represented the citizens of Rome under arms, I would have preferred a tunic and a breastplate instead of a tunic and a toga. But who knows...<br>
<br>
Vale ,<br>
<br>
Gaivs Civilvs <p></p><i></i>