08-18-2004, 04:52 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>Theory Rob ?<hr>That baldrics were only adopted at the end of the 1st century AD. And therefore 1st century reenactors should wear double waist belts with their segmentata.<br>
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The only proof for the use of baldrics in the first century AD is the gravestone of the centurio <em>M. Favonius Facilis</em> of the <em>Leg XX</em> which is dated to AD 60. Imo however he carries his sword in Greek fashion as a mark of officer-status. Notice for instance that both ends of the baldric are attached to the same side of the scabbard. A typical Greek style, which made the sword scabbard hang near horizontal. This indeed seems to be the way in which the centurion's sword is slung.<br>
The gravestone of <em>Q. Sertorius Festus</em> of the <em>Leg. XI Claudia</em> does not show a baldic, but his sword is clearly slung in the same fashion as that of <em>Facilis</em>. <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i></i>
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The only proof for the use of baldrics in the first century AD is the gravestone of the centurio <em>M. Favonius Facilis</em> of the <em>Leg XX</em> which is dated to AD 60. Imo however he carries his sword in Greek fashion as a mark of officer-status. Notice for instance that both ends of the baldric are attached to the same side of the scabbard. A typical Greek style, which made the sword scabbard hang near horizontal. This indeed seems to be the way in which the centurion's sword is slung.<br>
The gravestone of <em>Q. Sertorius Festus</em> of the <em>Leg. XI Claudia</em> does not show a baldic, but his sword is clearly slung in the same fashion as that of <em>Facilis</em>. <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i></i>
drsrob a.k.a. Rob Wolters