04-11-2011, 05:59 AM
Salve!
Working on reconstructions of an Augustan optio and tesserarius my illustrator/co-author and I ran into another problem:
Both ranks sported a staff as a rank insignia and to keep soldiers in line when acting as file closers.
But what materials were these staffs made of and what was their colour? The staff itself was probably made of wood, but the knob? Metal or wood as well?
Any known sources available?
Grateful for all assistance I like to hear your opinion on this subject.
Cheers
Working on reconstructions of an Augustan optio and tesserarius my illustrator/co-author and I ran into another problem:
Both ranks sported a staff as a rank insignia and to keep soldiers in line when acting as file closers.
But what materials were these staffs made of and what was their colour? The staff itself was probably made of wood, but the knob? Metal or wood as well?
Any known sources available?
Grateful for all assistance I like to hear your opinion on this subject.
Cheers
Andreas Strassmeir
