09-18-2007, 11:51 AM
Quote:geala:60z5h0oq Wrote:Why should they attach metall scales to the armour if a solid bronze plate was in? The scales were not only on the sides but frequently also on the lower or whole torso.Personal preference or simple availability? Identification, just like the aspis? Where the abdomen had scales, perhaps the wearer thought a pectoral in the linothorax wasn't enough, but another felt linen was enough? Why would one Roman wear a squamata, another a seg and another an hamata, all in the same campaign?
What I mean was why should you feel a pressure to add scales to a linen armour which was only the cover for a bronze plate inside? Why not make the bronze plate a bit thicker and save a lot work and weight? So I don't think the linen was the cover for bronze plates inside. Perhaps a misunderstanding. I would never doubt the individual taste of the ancient soldiers and the diversity of armour.
To what time are the findings from Thebes dated?
Wolfgang Zeiler
