Samnite and Italic armor

[Dan Diffendale]

Hastily gotten together, but usable, I hope:<br>
[url=http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/italicarmor.html" target="top]www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/italicarmor.html[/url]<br>
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A better page on the Paestum frescoes and other goodies is also on the horizon. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Some wonderful pics of armor and weapons. Thanks for the link. <p></p><i></i>

[Dan Diffendale]

Now, in addition to the page of actual armor, there are two pages full of the fresco tomb-paintings from Paestum and Capua (Sorry, the most famous ones from Nola aren't included).<br>
Lucanian Painted Tombs from Paestum and Capua:<br>
[url=http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/tombs.html" target="top]Page one[/url]: Warriors on foot<br>
[url=http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/tombs2.html" target="top]Page two[/url]: Cavalry and charioteers<br>
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edit: of course the school web seems to be down right now. figures. I'll update when it comes back up. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=dannoulpius>Danno Ulpius</A> at: 6/18/04 5:45 pm<br></i>

[Anonymous]

Great pictures Danno!<br>
The two muscled cuirasses clearly show two different types: the "wide shoulder" type and the "tanktop" type, with smaller shoulders. They both have rings at the chest level which implies that they had shoulder flaps, Which may have been made of leather since they have completely disappeared.<br>
Some of the shields of the Paestum paintings are also interesting. They are not argive shields although they were apparently used concurrently with the argive. They look like chinese hats. They seem to be made of perishable material (leather?) and they are all shown unpainted. The position of the shield arm of the wearers doesn't give a clear indication on whether the handgrip was a simple central handle or a system similar to the argive shield. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/19/04 12:48 pm<br></i>

[Anonymous]

Excellent pictures.<br>
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One quibble: the sword you call "xiphos" in the caption to the fourth photo is the type normally called "kopis". In fact Greek sword terminology wasn't 100% consistent, but xiphos normally means the straight leaf-bladed sword. See www.hoplites.co.uk/pdf/ho...anship.pdf for example <p></p><i></i>

[Dan Diffendale]

Thanks! Fixed. <p></p><i></i>

[Gashford]

Can you clear something more me ... the belt that has the two hooks, how are they fixed ... looking at the belt it seems that there might be a bowled out reciever for them or is it simply a couple of holes?<br>
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Looks interesting ... I have always had a soft spot for those older crest holders. They remind me of my grannies light stands<br>
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All the best <p>Graham Ashford
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[Dan Diffendale]

I'm not sure if you're asking about how the hooks are attached to the belt or how they join the other end... for the former, they seem mostly to be separate hooks riveted on to the belt, although some are protrusions from the belt proper; for the latter, there are holes. Maybe these will clear things up a little?<br>
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<img src="http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/pics/cinturoni.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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<img src="http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dpd/pics/lavello.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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Images are from "I cinturoni sannitici" by Matilde Romito, in the excellent <em>Studi sull'Italia dei Sanniti</em>, Electa 2000, Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=dannoulpius>Danno Ulpius</A> at: 7/1/04 3:12 pm<br></i>