09-23-2008, 02:40 AM
Barcid wrote:-
see above interpolations in red....
Quote:Eg. Bronze Italio/corinthian helmet highly likely, or similar shaped conical Punic type - see e.g. pp144-147 "Armies and Enemies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars" by Duncan Head , Lorcia hamata ,Very likely aspis White with an abstract sign of Tanit o(< , Probably not - see previous post re: Thureos/scutum...as to decoration, see discussion earlier this thread....Tanit was not a goddess the Barcids particularly honoured, perhaps known Barcid emblems such as horses head, horse and palm ( Hannibal had a horses head emblem according to Roman poet Silius Italicus ( see ante this thread, IIRC) Bronze greave Left leg , ...or perhaps both legs - there would be sufficient captured greaves for this... Delos sword & simple pugio suspended from trophy Centurians belt , ...a little early for pugio, a Spanish weapon the Romans had not yet adopted, but it is just possible that a Punic soldier might have one from Spain - on balance, probably not... long sleeve unbleached linen tunic knee length , red or white wool roman military tunic over that as backing for the hamata , ...Hannibal's army had been re-supplied en route with Gallic clothing. Once having crossed the Alps, and being in a hot southern Italian summer at Cannae for example, breeches would likely have been discarded and just a tunic worn ( see p.144 Duncan Head AMPW ante), or as you suggest, there were plenty of captured Roman tunics... Greek spear , ......more likely a Hasta style spear or most likely of all, a short dual-purpose spear for throwing or thrusting ( the longche).. booty roman military cloak & shoes .
with that i can move the impression around in time by replacing hamata with a linothorax or spolas ( ?) / or introduce a scutum ,pilum /celtic spear combo
see above interpolations in red....
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff