08-25-2015, 03:14 PM
And to be fair, that Roman Body Armour book is a few years old now if I'm not mistaken. And if I remember correctly they weren't pointing about the should guard being positioned wrongly as new information, just a common error in many reconstructions, so it's not like they are trying to pass it off as ground breaking information. The reinterpretation they are citing is of the Kalkriese seg, through I'd have to go back and look at it again to remember what was so different about their reconstruction.
I have two of the books, Body Armour and Shields, I like and use both. And wouldn't mind picking up the third book. But you have to keep in mind, that their books aren't written as scholarly sources in my opinion, rather they strike me as an beginners guide to reconstruction and use of the gear. At least that how I read them.
I have two of the books, Body Armour and Shields, I like and use both. And wouldn't mind picking up the third book. But you have to keep in mind, that their books aren't written as scholarly sources in my opinion, rather they strike me as an beginners guide to reconstruction and use of the gear. At least that how I read them.
