Pugio

[marcii ulpi messala]

I have observed that the Roman soldiers who appear in the column Trajan, in the friezes of alsinski, in the column Trajan and in the reliefs with scenes of combat they do not carry the "pugio" (it was not carried by the found dead soldier in Herculano either) in general, ever these small daggers only they turn out to be represented in some funeral stelas. Might this indicate that it was only a rich complement to go in the triumphal parades or exclusively for veteran soldiers of great buying power? Regards.