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2 questions concerning swords and disgraced standards
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07-25-2007, 04:56 AM
Quote:"As men appointed for the guarding of the emperor, he said, you gird your swords, not on your left side, but on your right"
Isn't that a reference to the Praetorians who wore togas to guard the emperor in Rome? Impossible to carry your sword on the left in that case.
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Re: 2 questions concerning swords and disgraced standards - by Jasper Oorthuys - 07-25-2007, 04:56 AM
Re: 2 questions concerning swords and disgraced standards - by Ross Cowan - 07-25-2007, 12:38 PM
Re: 2 questions concerning swords and disgraced standards - by Ross Cowan - 07-25-2007, 12:51 PM
Re: 2 questions concerning swords and disgraced standards - by Ross Cowan - 07-25-2007, 02:25 PM

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