09-27-2007, 04:29 PM
Quote:I have always been led to believe that big cats were reserved for the Praetorian Guard. I am not sure of the source of this information though.
Crispvs
Indeed, I've seen this stated for the use of a Lion pelt too... But never saw it extrapolated to 'big cats'.
A lot of the sculptural evidence could be as well interpreted as a leopard or a bear pelt.
Vale,