07-11-2008, 06:01 AM
Quote:Q. Vipsanivs Praetextatvs:2kclt2hy Wrote:We must consider also that during 3rd century the most presence in army was ''barbarian'', with his ''habits''.Huh?hock: Says who?
Quote:We musn't forget that mail was a Celt ''invention''.Was it? The Romans probably adopted it from the Celtic peoples that they encountered, but I'm not sure that it was a Celtic invention?
Quote:I can't imagine a German using segmentata... like the tunic...Huh?
1st.- Caracalla's edict (A.D 212 ). There wasn't distinction amongst legionary and auxilia.
I consider barbarian all citizens that aren't ''italian''.
2nd.- I think that it's clear.
Quote:The knowledge on the manufacturing of mail may have come from the Celts, though the first documented contact occurred during the invasion of Spain. There were several versions of this type of armour, specialized for different military duties such as skirmishers, cavalry and spearmen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorica_hamata
All my books on this issue are in Spanish, sorry for using wikipedia.
3rd.- Have you seen any auxiliary wearing segmentata?
Mateo González Vázquez
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