Leather Armor? (NO HOLDS BARRED!!)

[Matt Lukes]

In this case, I disagree. Everyone else is wearing armor (musculata). The picture is of the famous Louvre relief.

Okay, that's what I expected- it does seem odd that one man would not be wearing armor.

He could be wearing a musculata. How else do you explain the pteruges ? You could assume he's merely wearing a subarmalis underneath, but as you said, assumptions are dangerous.

Woah- two big problems with that one: first pteruges aren't proof of musculatae, and don't by themselves suggest anything at all. And after saying that you disagree that it's bad to assume he must be wearing armor, how can you say it back? I wouldn't assume anything at all- but the fact is that if you look at the size of the musculatae on the other men, the one who's wearing a tunica doesn't have the same size under it.

Good question. They are called Praetorians for no apparent reason. The most one can say for sure is that they are "officers".

Ah, I thought this was the group of 'Praetorians'.