04-26-2006, 06:52 PM
Actually, the Corbridge style tie loops have STRAIGHT ends. Deepeeka and Albion for some reason went with a Kalkriese style lacing loop, with the scalloped end. For the rest of the Kalkriese lorica, we really don't know! Still a lot of guesswork.
We don't know exactly when the straight-sided scutum came into use--it might have been before Augustus or after his death. Probably the Mainz gladius was around before Augustus, but the older gladius hispaniensis was still in use here and there, too. We don't know much about Republican belts, or even footwear, really.
History's mysteries!
Matthew
We don't know exactly when the straight-sided scutum came into use--it might have been before Augustus or after his death. Probably the Mainz gladius was around before Augustus, but the older gladius hispaniensis was still in use here and there, too. We don't know much about Republican belts, or even footwear, really.
History's mysteries!
Matthew
Matthew Amt (Quintus)
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