06-01-2011, 04:23 PM
A few years ago I answered this:
This is the current toll (still rising, I’m still following some German trails):
27 from Britain
1 from The Netherlands
5 from Germany
9 from France
7 from Switzerland
1 from Liechtenstein
15 from Austria ( a steep rise!)
1 from Slovakia
10 from Hungary
8 from Italy
12 from Slovenia
6 from Croatia
30 from Serbia
2 from Rumania
1 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece (but the dates are problematic and possibly BC)
4 from Georgia/Abchasia
That totals 142 plumbatae from publications which includes a find spot, some measurements and most of the time a description.
To that total of 142, I can add 21 plumbatae that are either unprovenanced or from some sort of internet auction. I cannot vouch for these being either originals or from the areas they are supposedly found in. A further 8-11 are totally unprovenanced and might even be modern forgeries.
The grand total stands at 173 (June 24th, 2011).
Quote:I have information about up to 121 plumbatae. I like to think that it's quite a database.And earlier:
Quote:I know 47 locations in the Eastern part of the Empire, to which can be added 15 “unsure” ones. I would expect far fewer finds from the western provinces, even though troop rotations would mean the use of the plumbata with Eastern units possible in the West too. So far, none have turned in Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal or Spain. I know 4 from Germany (though that number may grow), 7 from France, 1 from western Italy, 3 from western Austria, 3 from Switzerland, 1 from Liechtenstein.
But 26 from Britain and that’s the big surprise. So far, the highest number for a country, for a diocese even.
This is the current toll (still rising, I’m still following some German trails):
27 from Britain
1 from The Netherlands
5 from Germany
9 from France
7 from Switzerland
1 from Liechtenstein
15 from Austria ( a steep rise!)
1 from Slovakia
10 from Hungary
8 from Italy
12 from Slovenia
6 from Croatia
30 from Serbia
2 from Rumania
1 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece (but the dates are problematic and possibly BC)
4 from Georgia/Abchasia
That totals 142 plumbatae from publications which includes a find spot, some measurements and most of the time a description.
To that total of 142, I can add 21 plumbatae that are either unprovenanced or from some sort of internet auction. I cannot vouch for these being either originals or from the areas they are supposedly found in. A further 8-11 are totally unprovenanced and might even be modern forgeries.
The grand total stands at 173 (June 24th, 2011).
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)