09-03-2009, 03:57 PM
Quote:What i was seeking where Sardinian warriors of II-III century A.c.I haven't found any C3-2 BC representations, either. However, Strabo has a brief reference to Sardinian warriors:
Nuragic bronzes and Monti Prama statues are surely older, about VIII century. I dont' think that still in roman times the costume and arma (after 500 years!) where the same....
"Again, Sardinia produces the rams that grow goat-hair instead of wool; they are called, however, "musmones", and it is with the hides of these that the people there make their cuirasses. They also use a small leather shield and a small dagger."
Small leather shield, leather armour, and short sword or dagger - that much corresponds to some of the nuraghic figures, and suggests at least a small degree of continuity.
cheers,
Duncan
Duncan
