10-11-2007, 04:27 PM
Well, 'relied on' might be a bit to strong a term to have used, but I think the reference to centuriones silvering their helmets to make them identifiable comes from Polybius.
Peronis,
Thanks for the pictures - it is a while since I last saw those plates in person. Incidentally, the reproduction plates you posted look pre-Flavian to me by their patterns.
Crispvs
Peronis,
Thanks for the pictures - it is a while since I last saw those plates in person. Incidentally, the reproduction plates you posted look pre-Flavian to me by their patterns.
Crispvs
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