Well... I like to think that... No existing body armor or flack jackets have been unearthed from 1969 to 2012 so only Captains, Lieutenants, and Generals wore them while Sergents only wore Kevlar which distinguished them on the battlefield from every other soldier. Because Picaso painted some wierd stuff... all people look like that and all women were armless because the staure of Venus didn't have any arms.
But you do know the truth from both historians and Archeologists that George Washigton always stood or sat not just because of his portraits and statues but becauce he never "lied"
We have finally found historical records documenting what an American Centurion looked like during the Hitler war. The video is two dimensional and grainy but here is a screen shot.
Wait... Wait... Wait... IOSEPHVS COLDVIS PARVVLVS
That is not a Centurian... it is definitely a Legionary! We "All" know that Centurions had their gun holsters on their "Right" not their "Left" like the Legionary. It distinguised them from one another. Also if you take a closer look at the helment... the wings are too far apart to be a Galic "G" Helmet. The buckle also looks to be "Late" war era and not from 1941-1943. The abs pattern also seems to be a bit off. Are you sure this is an accurate photograph? I agree on the Shield design though because there is a portion of one of the originals in the Iron Man II Movie in Tony Stark's Basement Lab.
I disagree, he is referred to throughout the movie as "Captain" which we all know is an American english term used to describe junior officers in the land-based services. In the Nautical service he would be considered a senior officer, as high as a legatus. The Captain term places him at least at Centurio. As far as his kit, the anomalies could be attributed to the photo being taken before he was promoted from a simple Private or miles.
You do have me at the "Captain" er... maybe an Optio... Since he was in fact a "Chosen Man." I haven't been into this Roman Reenactment way of life for very long... but I am quickly learning the pet peaves... the important peaves... and this off subject thread has me smiling...
I think we may all have it wrong now and this carving at the top of Tarjan's Column that can only be seen at eye to eye level may change the face of reenacting altogether! Discovered over 300 years ago while cleaning the column and kept secret until it was rediscovered while using a radio controled helicopter to take pictures of every square inch of the column.
Roman Astronautical Reenactment! dat's a specimen (latin) for Spaceman...
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