07-18-2008, 03:38 PM
See this article: "New Light on Old Tents" by Carol van Driel-Murray.
Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies, 1, 1990.
From the article:
"That leather was the main material for construction is clear from the fact that sub pellibus (under hides) is the normal phrase to denote a tent camp."
The article continues to explain that the majority of leather finds from Roman Army camp sites can be linked to tentage.
It does not matter that linen tents were used later -- in the Roman period they do not seem to be. If you can prove otherwise, then I'm sure we'd all be interested to see the proof.
If you would like a copy of the van-Driel-Murray article, I can send it to you.
Regards,
Edge
Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies, 1, 1990.
From the article:
"That leather was the main material for construction is clear from the fact that sub pellibus (under hides) is the normal phrase to denote a tent camp."
The article continues to explain that the majority of leather finds from Roman Army camp sites can be linked to tentage.
It does not matter that linen tents were used later -- in the Roman period they do not seem to be. If you can prove otherwise, then I'm sure we'd all be interested to see the proof.
If you would like a copy of the van-Driel-Murray article, I can send it to you.
Regards,
Edge
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