Show here your Roman soldier impression

[Crispvs]

Ah yes - me in fourth century mode.

The fur hat is made from rabbit skin. In fact it is of the normal dimensions for a Pannonian cap, but the fur makes it look much bigger. The tunic with the incredibly tight sleeves was copied from one which was sold at Christie's a few years ago. The measurements, while odd to the modern eye, are correct to the original. I do still have to finish the decorations though. Being so short, when it naturally pulls up through my belt, I tend to end up with my undertunic on display as seen here.
The trousers are actually green and are rather more close fitting in reality than they look there. In the rush to get changed out of first century AD kit and into fourth century kit before the threatened rain came down and lost us the light for filming, I didn't do my drawstring up tightly enough and my trousers crept down a bit and took on this slightly baggy look, before I noticed and did the drawstring up more tightly. Unfortunately that was after those photos were taken.
The shoes are my simple reconstruction of one of the shoes from Deurne. The belt has six propeller stiffeners and the buckle is copied from an example from Winchester. The belt end hangs down about a foot from the belt, which never seems quite long enough. :unsure:

I must say, that was a very nice sword you had with you that day, Frater Magivs. I suspect poor Petronius' knees were not looking quite that good afterwards though. mile:

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