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Most of you are now familiar with the art of my friend Nikos Panos:
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Nice pics!!
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Great artwork..!
The horseman is a soldier under Belisarius?
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The horseman is meant to represent a Belisarios voukkelarios.
The footman an elite infantryman of Narsis in Italy
We were not sure about the emblem of Velisarios catafracts-probably the caltrop but we had no references.
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Very nice indeed...... especially the Cataphracti...
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[size=200:otfle8dd]Beautiful, beautiful images!!![/size]
Efkaristo Stefanos!
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What type of helmet should the cavalryman be wearing(1st photo)?
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They've been surprised and outflanked by the cavalry.
The 1st cavalryman wears a 4 (instead of 6) spangen Der-el-Medineh helmet.
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Robert when we researched we did not have the benefit of good advice at that time. So we did the following interpretation:
Prokopios mentions that army units were in a delporable state and in "lax" situation before Belissarios reorganized them so this is what the middle figure reperesents. The spear of the 3rd figure is a parafony because of "Alexios the scissor" and other vermin who "played" with army funds and Justinian´s attitude to his troops. The helmet of the catafract must have made it to the age of Anastasios. After Dara, Theodora sent presents to Velisarios and his voukellarioi. New helemets with white crests, armor and horse armor from the workshops of Hadrianopole. I will post an image of Velissarios showing some features.
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Stefanos,
Any information (illustrations) you have on the army of Belisarius (mainly cavalry) please share them with us! You can post them here or email me.
Please show them..!
Robert,
The Berkasovo helmet is dated around the 4th century. Seems a little late for a 6th century soldier. Did this style make it into the 6th century?
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