02-02-2014, 04:46 PM
Quote:MMFA, I think you are not right. It is wrong to make a general assumption. Balteus buttons, or how do they call them, varied in size. In Hungary (Valeria provinces), 90% of the excavated buttons from the 4th c. are at least 3-4 cm in diameter.
As far as I know, in the 4th century the thick baldrics died out.
@Jay
Honorius isn't wearing a belt in that image, let me see if I can find one with a baldric and a belt. Not a lot of 5th century depictions of soldiers.
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