08-25-2011, 09:27 PM
Mike,
Personally, I would add many more pterygions to your subarmalis. If you look at the depictions, they are very rich skirts not one here and there. In otherwords, unless you are making very agressive movements, the skirt should cover the tunic completely.
Secondly, the crest having those patterns to distinguish the optio from the rest of the troops is a re-enactorism (AFAIK). Using a solid color would be better. From one sculpture, it appears that the optio had a staff with a bulb knob on top. This could suffice for identification
Personally, I would add many more pterygions to your subarmalis. If you look at the depictions, they are very rich skirts not one here and there. In otherwords, unless you are making very agressive movements, the skirt should cover the tunic completely.
Secondly, the crest having those patterns to distinguish the optio from the rest of the troops is a re-enactorism (AFAIK). Using a solid color would be better. From one sculpture, it appears that the optio had a staff with a bulb knob on top. This could suffice for identification
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