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OK I need your guys help again. I am having to do an illustration with a mounted Jewish warrior. I want to make it as late as possible so I am thinking around the time of the sacking of jerusalem by titus. Now from what I can remember at his time they were using what ever armor they could find. So would a mixed matched collection of middle eastern armor from the time be about right and does any one have any good reference shots for this?
Thanks VERY VERY much for the help
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Did some more search and it seems they also had a revolt a Revolt against Heraclius in 613.
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If you want late, how about a Khazar? The khagans converted to Judaism IIRC in the 7th or 8th century and maintained their state till the 10th. :lol:
More to the point, I would assume that Jewish War cavalry the first time 'round would comprise an eclectic mix of Roman and Hellenistic gear, with the rebels of Bar Kokhba and the Cyrenian uprisings being basically in civilian dress with the odd looted item. I doubt, though, that either was well supplied with cavalry.
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Hello Patrick.
Quick question first, why do you have to do an illustration, is it for a special commission or just for fun.
There is some scale armour from Masada. However most of the battles in the first Jewish revolt apart from the defeat of Cestius Gallus appear to have been sieges. Off hand I can not recall any mention of Jewish cavalry as such. As Volker says's many Jewish warriors would be in civilian clothes with whatever armour they could get hold of but they would not be used to wearing it and their strategy seems to have been to retreat into fortified bases rather than use hit and run tactics.
I would suggest you have a quick read through the descriptions of the battles in Josephus.
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Well I have to do one becouse its a commission. This one is for a DVD cover. But they have changed there mind and now want a current or near future Israeli soldier on horse back. So now I am off to research current gear
But oh well I get paid either way haha.
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Most of the armour scales uncovered at Masada, appears to be spare scales from Herod's time.
Not even one instance of fastened scales was found (out of over 1000 scales); they do not exhibit attrition wear and their chemical composition differs from that of mid-1st cent. AD specimen.
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Thanks for all of the help. After talking with them some more it looks like it needs to be near term future and in afganistan. And I can have some artist license so I can really make it about what ever I want. Probobly will base a lot of it off of the Green Beret and CIA working in Afganistan.
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