05-06-2013, 10:00 PM
Quote:Is there any evidence for that?
Yes,I think 2-3 sets were found in Egypt.They are generaly dated to split of 3/4century,but it is very doubtful if it was realy used by army.Much grater possibility is that it was used during old Egyptan religious ceremonies(which could be put together with a rank of Aquilifer),but who knows...
The bronze eagle I depicted,is actual finding from fort babylon(dated to end of 3rd to beggining of 5th century)and possibility exist that maybe its rare surviving eagle standart.But Im not shore about its measures-the only data I had find suggest that it is even a bit larger then on my picture-so maybe too large for an actual eagle standart?
Two artist(I know)already use such crocodile armour,Peter Dennis and Giuseppe Rava.
One of the originals in the British museum:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/hig...rmour.aspx