FYI: our Generationes Project is online

[Martin Moser]

Gents, if interested kindly take a look at the new part of our (VEX LEG VIII AVG) homepage at

www.generationes.de (follow the Projekt Generationes link then)

where we are trying to give an overview over the development of the Roman soldier through history.

The texts are only in German at the moment I'm afraid and we are still working on completing the rooster - which will probably take forever ;-) ) - but, well, it's a start :-) )

Thanks for looking in ...

[Goffredo]

Yes looks very good. Like your logo with sketches of helmets very VERY much. Hope to see english version soon and further details. Could try showing soldiers getting dressed, i.e. at a mouse click have just tunic, then subarmalis, then battle ready, or in off duty dress. Fashions changed so much. Just an idea.

[Praefectusclassis]

Very nice Martin!
The historian in me rails against "the year 0" (which does not exist!), but it's a beautiful site!

[Titus Martius]

[size=150:1c6a7lxe]Excellent work[/size], but resolution and size of pictures are too small, i think. :wink:

[Robert Vermaat]

I agree about the year 'zero'!! :twisted:

Great website - nice pictures and good text.

Are you so sure that in the 5th c. there was no more armour? In the 6th the Strategikon does not agree, and there's always been some discussion about vegetius' claim that the soldiers supposedly did away with armour - no soldier wants to go into battle with less protection thant he can have! Maybe Vegetius misunderstood - maybe body armour was dropped for certain missions.

Anyway, I don't see soldiers without helmets as a standard issue. I'd like to see an Intercisa on the 400 guy, or a spangenhelm.

[FAVENTIANVS]

[size=200:17bsp8sm]B R A V O ! ![/size]

[TITVS SABATINVS AQVILIVS]

Commendable work! It's simply the visual synthesys that lacked so far for showing to the most of roman rookies the evolution (or involution, depending of the points of view) of the roman army equipment through the ages. Just the images are too dark (maybe on my screen), so some details are not visible.

[Alexandr K]

Very nice, indeed.
Are you going to include soldiers from the BC era?

Alexandr

[JRSCline]

Very attractive!

[Jona Lendering]

Although I agree with Jasper on the year zero: bravo, bravissimo!

[Titus Martius]

Wow! The AD 75 legionary in marching kit can be rotated! Fantastic! :o

[Martin Moser]

Hi all,

thanks for the feedback! I'll pass it on to the relevant members of our group, especially Alex, our centurio and brain of this homepage and to Michael, the site designer (I myself hardly contributed to this project except for some pieces of equipment).

Could try showing soldiers getting dressed, i.e. at a mouse click have just tunic, then subarmalis, then battle ready, or in off duty dress. Fashions changed so much. Just an idea.

Off duty/non-armored dress you can see already by switching from "Kampf" to "Dienst", both with and without cloak

Are you going to include soldiers from the BC era?

Eventually yes, I'd say, but as you can see there are still many gaps to fill ...

It's simply the visual synthesys that lacked so far for showing to the most of roman rookies the evolution (or involution, depending of the points of view) of the roman army equipment through the ages.

Yes, that is exactly what we wanted to bring across, there is no one roman legionary, but steady development and change going on.

Well, yes, the year 0 ... you are right of course but it's so convenient designwise for the timeline (at least that's my explanation)

Are you so sure that in the 5th c. there was no more armour?

I personally am out of my depth (and own timeframe equipment-wise) here, but the introductionary text says, nothing stated with the pictures should be taken as the one and only truth. I'll ask the author of the text about his opinion, though :-) )

Well, yes, the year 0 ... you are right of course but it's so convenient designwise for the timeline (at least that's my explanation) - any better suggestions, perhaps? I'd be happy to pass them on...

[Praefectusclassis]

1 AD(/CE) usually works.

[Martin Moser]

1 AD(/CE) usually works.

:-) )
Yes, of course. Still, it disrupts the timeline designwise IMHO, though ...

[Jona Lendering]

1 AD(/CE) usually works.

:-) )
Yes, of course. Still, it disrupts the timeline designwise IMHO, though ...

I think that design must serve content, never the other way round. However, I don't think this thread should become a "year zero thread", because the main subject is the wonderful timeline. It is really splendid. Not being an armor-specialist, I've spent some time to brush up my knowledge. Thanks.