03-27-2013, 10:06 PM
The "rain of arrows" was shot from a stationary position, so I see no reason why the windsock wasn't stationary. After the long-range barrage, who is to say the draconarius didn't ride down off the hill and lead the close-in attack, a natural second application as the draco becomes a rallying point?
Again, Roman and Sassanian applications of the draco were not necessarily a carryover of its original intent. We have late 4th century foot soldiers wearing scale armour and led by a draco, but this is a newer indirect application of two inventions from an earlier horse-borne age. We still see windsocks at small airports, so how can we say the original version was used for some totally unrelated purpose? :dizzy:
Again, Roman and Sassanian applications of the draco were not necessarily a carryover of its original intent. We have late 4th century foot soldiers wearing scale armour and led by a draco, but this is a newer indirect application of two inventions from an earlier horse-borne age. We still see windsocks at small airports, so how can we say the original version was used for some totally unrelated purpose? :dizzy:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
