12-23-2008, 04:13 PM
Those pieces can be multipurpose items. Today you can use a button to many purposes.
Probably button and loop could be used in diferent ways, and in diferent periods.
Another thing is to think there were belts without metalic plates. Those belts probably need such things to atach the pugio and/or the sword. You can argue that there aren't belts without plates represented in tombstones... Well, tombstones are from wealthy soldiers, with many money. So, it's possible to think the soldiers with less money don't have belt plates and can't afford such tombstones...
:roll:
Probably button and loop could be used in diferent ways, and in diferent periods.
Another thing is to think there were belts without metalic plates. Those belts probably need such things to atach the pugio and/or the sword. You can argue that there aren't belts without plates represented in tombstones... Well, tombstones are from wealthy soldiers, with many money. So, it's possible to think the soldiers with less money don't have belt plates and can't afford such tombstones...
:roll:
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