12-11-2006, 10:17 PM
That is really food for thought, Iospehus!
Could there in fact be a link between the turbulent third century and the disappearance of the segementatas due to the maintenance problems? That seems to be quite plausible!
Also the first sassanian/danubian region influenced segmented helmets started to replace the more elaborate one piece bowl constructed ones in the third century. Was this also influenced by the diminishing of the permanent bases this affecting also the adjoining fabricas and their manufacturing capabilities?
One more question: Is it totally impossible to think about a roman soldier having a late Lorica Segmentata and a late roman nasal quard helmet (like in the arch of Galerus) somewhere in the mid to late third century? Of course there is no evidence what so ever supporting this image but the segmentatas disappeared somewhere in the middle of the third century and the first spangen- /burgh castle style helmets appeared some time from the middle of the third century to the end of the century?
Could there in fact be a link between the turbulent third century and the disappearance of the segementatas due to the maintenance problems? That seems to be quite plausible!
Also the first sassanian/danubian region influenced segmented helmets started to replace the more elaborate one piece bowl constructed ones in the third century. Was this also influenced by the diminishing of the permanent bases this affecting also the adjoining fabricas and their manufacturing capabilities?
One more question: Is it totally impossible to think about a roman soldier having a late Lorica Segmentata and a late roman nasal quard helmet (like in the arch of Galerus) somewhere in the mid to late third century? Of course there is no evidence what so ever supporting this image but the segmentatas disappeared somewhere in the middle of the third century and the first spangen- /burgh castle style helmets appeared some time from the middle of the third century to the end of the century?
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