09-05-2007, 10:13 PM
Jim, I think you have cracked it! I've been trying to solve this mystery for a couple of years, and frankly - gave up! I will redouble my efforts using your instructions...
Quote:In fact, I just quickly tried again, and I had to use a pair of winingas for one leg :? That's 18 feet of thin straps on top of 8 feet of putee. I think it's about starting with one end at the top and spiralling it down the leg, then back up again. Then do the same with the second strap but feed it under the previous layers on the way back up.... I think.
Hastily done, but I think the lower part was going somewhere interesting.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/ ... 007344.jpg
Kinda. I think there's a practiced and methodical pattern to putting them on, which any Roman would probably do in a few minutes. A bit like learning how to do a bow tie :wink:
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
