08-23-2009, 08:20 PM
Salvete!
Working on my soft kit and looking to the next component while my fingers rest from sewing. I want to know if there is historic evidence of heavy leather pteruges with lorica segmentata. I looked at the Trajan column source and also at the other one built by soldier after the Dacian war. Witch I do not remember the name. On that second column the legionarii have what look like scale armour, manica and small greaves (ocrae). I wonder if there is other monument around that time that can suport the pteruges use with segmentata.
I find it hard to believe that soldier would cover almost all their body and leaving open their upper legs. Can somebody point me in the right direction please?
Valete!
Working on my soft kit and looking to the next component while my fingers rest from sewing. I want to know if there is historic evidence of heavy leather pteruges with lorica segmentata. I looked at the Trajan column source and also at the other one built by soldier after the Dacian war. Witch I do not remember the name. On that second column the legionarii have what look like scale armour, manica and small greaves (ocrae). I wonder if there is other monument around that time that can suport the pteruges use with segmentata.
I find it hard to believe that soldier would cover almost all their body and leaving open their upper legs. Can somebody point me in the right direction please?
Valete!
M. Petronius Scaevola
a.k.a. : Christian P.
a.k.a. : Christian P.