07-21-2015, 11:19 AM
I'll second that: it was an extremely stimulating event. I regret that I was not as assiduous as Nathan in identifying fellow RATers!
To add a couple of points to Nathan's comments: Peter Connolly's rendition of the Roman cardiophylax was, he told Dr Burns, based on Polybius' description of it as being a brass plate a span square but, as Nathan says, there was no other evidence for it. I too was flagging a bit by the time it came to Christian Miks' paper, which is a pity as it contained a lot of interesting stuff. I would like to see it in print although, if the proposed podcast becomes available, it should be possible to hear it again when I am fresher. My recollection of what he said about the dating of the Deir el Medineh helmet differs from Nathan's in that I thought that he dated it to the early 5th century. I have to say that this surprised me, as I have long thought that some of the figures on the Arch of Galerius showed that type of helmet, especially those with a ring on top, like the helmet itself. That said, at least one of the figures certainly does seem to show a lamellar helmet. I must have another look at pictures of the reliefs.
To add a couple of points to Nathan's comments: Peter Connolly's rendition of the Roman cardiophylax was, he told Dr Burns, based on Polybius' description of it as being a brass plate a span square but, as Nathan says, there was no other evidence for it. I too was flagging a bit by the time it came to Christian Miks' paper, which is a pity as it contained a lot of interesting stuff. I would like to see it in print although, if the proposed podcast becomes available, it should be possible to hear it again when I am fresher. My recollection of what he said about the dating of the Deir el Medineh helmet differs from Nathan's in that I thought that he dated it to the early 5th century. I have to say that this surprised me, as I have long thought that some of the figures on the Arch of Galerius showed that type of helmet, especially those with a ring on top, like the helmet itself. That said, at least one of the figures certainly does seem to show a lamellar helmet. I must have another look at pictures of the reliefs.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)