06-30-2007, 08:44 AM
Well sure Jim,
But the question is, "Did the Geniuses design the plates to cross, or was this just another innovation of those damn Monkeys?"
My shoulder plates are Albion so I can't testify as to whether they match the Hoard finds, but the chest plates do cross some.
Looking at Matt L's chest plates, the cross is so pronounced, that I almost wonder whether the straps could be attached to the buckles on the opposite girdle plate. Then not only would the plates cross but the straps would cross. Perhaps this is the origin of the double cross, or crossing your heart, or maybe they were secretly Christian. Think about it.
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But the question is, "Did the Geniuses design the plates to cross, or was this just another innovation of those damn Monkeys?"
My shoulder plates are Albion so I can't testify as to whether they match the Hoard finds, but the chest plates do cross some.
Looking at Matt L's chest plates, the cross is so pronounced, that I almost wonder whether the straps could be attached to the buckles on the opposite girdle plate. Then not only would the plates cross but the straps would cross. Perhaps this is the origin of the double cross, or crossing your heart, or maybe they were secretly Christian. Think about it.
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>|P. Dominus Antonius|<
Leg XX VV
Tony Dah m
Oderint dum metuant - Cicero
Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius
Leg XX VV
Tony Dah m
Oderint dum metuant - Cicero
Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius
