08-01-2008, 04:00 PM
Neither have I - good find! I think that deserves a laud point.
I think a small point should be made about swords worn on the left. The depictions of swords worn on the right are certainly correct and we all know from experience that it is child's play to draw from the right, but at the same time there is evidence for soldiers wearing their swords on the left. Josephus specifically describes swords as being worn on the left and there is always this chap from Mainz, who is often cited as a centurio but I see no compelling evidence to think so:
![[Image: Mainsbase2imbase.jpg]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Crispvs/Mainsbase2imbase.jpg)
Courtesy of RAT imagebase
See also here for a discussion on the matter:
http://www.romanarmy.net/artleft.htm
Crispvs
I think a small point should be made about swords worn on the left. The depictions of swords worn on the right are certainly correct and we all know from experience that it is child's play to draw from the right, but at the same time there is evidence for soldiers wearing their swords on the left. Josephus specifically describes swords as being worn on the left and there is always this chap from Mainz, who is often cited as a centurio but I see no compelling evidence to think so:
Courtesy of RAT imagebase
See also here for a discussion on the matter:
http://www.romanarmy.net/artleft.htm
Crispvs
Who is called \'\'Paul\'\' by no-one other than his wife, parents and brothers. :!: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_exclaim.gif" alt=":!:" title="Exclamation" />:!:
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