01-24-2007, 10:53 PM
Quote:But what about crest attachments? They've been in use just as long...are they not a fashion which has survived the ages, and also as a sign of rank / soldierly profession?:?: :?: :?:
Crest attachments? Not as long as they kept using pteryges - these we used at least into the 8th century!
Quote:If they were made of linen, and given the resulting thickness, then the pteryges would have the same defensive qualities as a linothorax. By default, it would be armour in itself.
Exactly.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)