My first day as a Samnite

[Marcus Mummius]

Sorry folks - that´s early iron age (hallstatt). There was rome only 250 years young!

I was talking about the blue and yellow stripe pattern. Isn't that better suitable for the imperial Roman period than the complicated patterns you often see used?

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Very good outfit Christian!

BTW, you look just like you avatar after all! :lol:

[Steve Lenz]

I was talking about the blue and yellow stripe pattern. Isn't that better suitable for the imperial Roman period than the complicated patterns you often see used?

Ah sorry, missunderstanding - i talked about the girl in the middle. :oops:

[caiusbeerquitius]

Thanks for all the nice words!
Now for your questions:

You look like you should be wearing a pickelhaube and a monokel in this picture.

Yes, indeed. But Pickelhauben are so expensive, not not totally period. No talk about the monocle...

Any thought of casting belt clasps? Can we see a close-up of your belt -- doesn't look like it's got a backing yet? How about some close-ups of the javelins? Gonna put anything else on the shield design? What about the shoes?

I am already working on models for several different cast clasps. Stay tuned. here I opted for the simplest version of belt, where the clasps are part of the sheet metal. The leather backing is still not attached, I have not had the time yet, although the linen thread and the leather are already dyed. The "javelins" are a socket-pilum and a Spear. Shafts still need to be painted. The shield will get the red star symbol from one of the paestum fresco shields. Shoes. Well, I´ll probably go for caligae. At the moment they are calcei. Close-ups follow, when the impression is finished.

Great tablet weave! Where did you get it?

The cloak´s rim was made by Dagmar Michel, who you can contact here:
info [AT] COH-VII-RAET [dot] de
I can highly recommend her work!
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[Tarbicus]

Brettchenweben

http://www.coh-vii-raet.de/Handwerk/Bre ... emein.html
http://www.coh-vii-raet.de/Handwerk/Bre ... emoor.html
http://www.coh-vii-raet.de/Handwerk/Bre ... sberg.html
http://www.coh-vii-raet.de/Handwerk/Bre ... orten.html
http://www.coh-vii-raet.de/Handwerk/Bre ... entel.html

[John M McDermott]

This is stunning work, Tarbicus. But, what, are they saying?

[Tarbicus]

John, if you use Mozilla Firefox as your browser, download and install this freeware plugin: http://www.concisefreeware.com/foxlingo.php

It allows you to select text or webpages to translate into a whole multitude of languages, some pretty well, others not so well. It's a start, though.

[Tarbicus]

Here they are in mostly successful English

Brettchenweben
Splendour coat from the Vehnemoor
Thorsberger splendour coat No. I
Historical edgings
Splendour coat/Sagum

[John M McDermott]

Thanks.

[Maximio]

Why that terribly short tunic? Was that the fashion at the time? I noticed it before with other re-enactors of this period, even when worn in the snow. (shudder).

As Christian has said, the classical image of the Samnite from the various Naples frescoes and vases and depicted on the "Samnite Warrior" figurine now in the Louvre all show they wore their tunicae so short that it barely covered the genitals from the front and was then hitched up around the sides even shorter.

In the image below from my depiction of a Samnite a few years back I had to pull the hem down so as not to offend the oficials of English Heritage.

So with 3 Samnites in the group maybe we should form our own Campanian Federation to rival Peronis' Batavians.

[Dan Diffendale]

So with 3 Samnites in the group maybe we should form our own Campanian Federation to rival Peronis' Batavians.

Excellent idea. We can set up a new sub-forum, "Samnite Military History & Archaeology." Not to mention the 2330th anniversary of the Caudine Forks is coming right up in 2009, and all the Romans can show up, doesn't matter what period, since all they'll need is their tunic; we'll supply the yoke.

[Primvs Pavlvs]

since all they'll need is their tunic; we'll supply the yoke.

Thanks too kinky for me hock:

[Tarbicus]

Thanks too kinky for me hock:

That's not what Chuck says.

[Dan Diffendale]

How thick is the metal of your belt? Did you just bend the sheet at the end to make the clasps -- I was wondering whether that would be strong enough, since the originals seem to have been beaten out of one piece and left thicker at the clasps.

[Robert Vermaat]

Why that terribly short tunic? Was that the fashion at the time? I noticed it before with other re-enactors of this period, even when worn in the snow. (shudder).

As Christian has said, the classical image of the Samnite from the various Naples frescoes and vases and depicted on the "Samnite Warrior" figurine now in the Louvre all show they wore their tunicae so short that it barely covered the genitals from the front and was then hitched up around the sides even shorter.

I meant this guy - I just can't imagine that this 'fashion' (or even shorter as you say) would have been comfortable!!

http://www.hallstattzeit.de/Kelte_auf_d ... _gross.jpg
http://www.hallstattzeit.de/Galerie/Mus ... _gross.jpg