08-08-2008, 01:00 PM
Christian: .. or uniform shields
John: One gentleman lists two sculptures as evidence for the only known Legio shield emblem, one of which he claims to be probable If there are other LEG XIV depictions I'd sure like to see them!
The lightning bolt on the scutum of Cn Musius is clearly wavy. So is the lightning bolt of the "probable" Mainz sculpture. So why use an angular lightning bolt?
And then why use a 3rd C AD shield shape when you have a clear depiction of two known 1st C AD Leg XIV shield shapes!?!
1) Cn Musius's fayun style scutum
2) The flat oval of Publius Cordus
And to mix this up a bit more: Two of the three semi-cylindrical scutums on the Mainz group look more like curved versions of the Doncaster shield. And the way they're being held suggests, to me, a vertical handgrip.
John: One gentleman lists two sculptures as evidence for the only known Legio shield emblem, one of which he claims to be probable If there are other LEG XIV depictions I'd sure like to see them!
The lightning bolt on the scutum of Cn Musius is clearly wavy. So is the lightning bolt of the "probable" Mainz sculpture. So why use an angular lightning bolt?
And then why use a 3rd C AD shield shape when you have a clear depiction of two known 1st C AD Leg XIV shield shapes!?!
1) Cn Musius's fayun style scutum
2) The flat oval of Publius Cordus
And to mix this up a bit more: Two of the three semi-cylindrical scutums on the Mainz group look more like curved versions of the Doncaster shield. And the way they're being held suggests, to me, a vertical handgrip.
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LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
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A nationwide club with chapters across N America
LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
[url:194jujcw]http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org[/url]
A nationwide club with chapters across N America
