04-11-2013, 11:27 PM
I'm always hesitant to use the mythological or Biblical scenes as evidence since within the Empire they seem to harken back to some classical Golden Age, and at a place like Dura they may be showing Palmyrene soldiers who were garrisoned there, or the equipment of Persian soldiers known to the inhabitants, or be a mish mash or Roman equipment intended to look different and exotic (ie. not like Romans living at the other end of the city).
I don't doubt that alot of the kit seen in the frescoes is real though, and dated to the mid-3rdC.
I don't doubt that alot of the kit seen in the frescoes is real though, and dated to the mid-3rdC.
Paul Elliott
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.