05-30-2004, 04:17 PM
The Maris tombstone is also interesting in that it seem to show a soldier of oriental origin who served in Germany still wearing --at least on his stela-- iranian style costume. If you look at the legs you'll notice that they are unusually thick and that there is no indication of the calf muscles, making it look like the typical wide trousers --or chaps rather-- worn by the oriental cavalrymen.<br>
Given the name of the man, and the names of his brothers --Masicates and Tigranus-- his oriental origin is certain.<br>
Since his regiment was "Parthorum et Araborum", I think this could be considered as proof of some specialized units retaining their traditional dress. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 5/30/04 6:18 pm<br></i>
Given the name of the man, and the names of his brothers --Masicates and Tigranus-- his oriental origin is certain.<br>
Since his regiment was "Parthorum et Araborum", I think this could be considered as proof of some specialized units retaining their traditional dress. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 5/30/04 6:18 pm<br></i>
