04-29-2019, 09:16 AM
I come yet again with a question as - once again - I am not really that well versed in roman or antique armour as I'd wish to be. The question regards gambesons. Now before I continue I will specify that what I say when I mean a gambeson is a specifically quilted garment, as that's what it means in period sources. I don't mean unquilted textile armour
Now all of that being said, I know there's enough evidence to indicate the use of quilted textile armour in the middle east and Africa since the age of antiquity, however this does not seem to have been common outside of these areas. I know for example that in medieval Europe, the use of gambesons didn't appear before around the 12th century or so
However, as said earlier, I'm not nearly as knowledgeable on roman armour. My question is then if we have any evidence of gambesons being in use by the Romans (or the Greeks for that matter) at all.
I know of this depiction of Mars, but the question is if it depicts armour that would have been widespread in use or the opposite - armour that was exotic. I will kindly ask you to keep to sources however, I am rather tired of hearing 'common sense' arguments. If you're got sources that describe the use of gambesons in roman times, I'd love to hear them.
Now all of that being said, I know there's enough evidence to indicate the use of quilted textile armour in the middle east and Africa since the age of antiquity, however this does not seem to have been common outside of these areas. I know for example that in medieval Europe, the use of gambesons didn't appear before around the 12th century or so
However, as said earlier, I'm not nearly as knowledgeable on roman armour. My question is then if we have any evidence of gambesons being in use by the Romans (or the Greeks for that matter) at all.
I know of this depiction of Mars, but the question is if it depicts armour that would have been widespread in use or the opposite - armour that was exotic. I will kindly ask you to keep to sources however, I am rather tired of hearing 'common sense' arguments. If you're got sources that describe the use of gambesons in roman times, I'd love to hear them.
"No, vikings didn't wear any goddamn gambesons" - Me, explaining the same thing for the hundredth time
- Ali Zufer
- Ali Zufer