02-11-2010, 08:40 PM
Tim,
I think the reference you are after can be found in B&C2, page 42, where it states:
"Another text from Egypt and dating to the reign of Antoninus Pius, records a mother receiving the property of her deceased son, a soldier of cohors II Thracum, including sums 'in armis' of 21 denarii 27 1/2 obols (presumably payment for handing in his weapons), along with 'papilio' 20 denarii (possibly his share of a tent)."
I would also like to see a new publication of the Vindonissa leather material. I can't help feeling for myself however that one of the most fertile sites in the future for leather might be Carlisle. Judging by what was found during the Millennium digs, which opened up only a minute part of the fort, Carlisle might prove to be as rich as Vindolanda. What I think is really needed in the short term however is a really comprehensive work on preserved Roman leather products, taking in Vindonissa, Roomberg, Valkenburg, Vindolanda, Carlisle and everywhere else which has produced significant finds of leatherwork. I would also like to see some items published which researchers and museums have been sitting on for years. For example, there is a good amount of evidence on shield covers as well as complete saddle leathers from Carlisle, which to the best of my knowledge still has yet to be published. I only know about this because I attended the conference and had a good talk with the relevant person. Who knows what else has already been found but has yet to be brought to light.
Crispvs
I think the reference you are after can be found in B&C2, page 42, where it states:
"Another text from Egypt and dating to the reign of Antoninus Pius, records a mother receiving the property of her deceased son, a soldier of cohors II Thracum, including sums 'in armis' of 21 denarii 27 1/2 obols (presumably payment for handing in his weapons), along with 'papilio' 20 denarii (possibly his share of a tent)."
I would also like to see a new publication of the Vindonissa leather material. I can't help feeling for myself however that one of the most fertile sites in the future for leather might be Carlisle. Judging by what was found during the Millennium digs, which opened up only a minute part of the fort, Carlisle might prove to be as rich as Vindolanda. What I think is really needed in the short term however is a really comprehensive work on preserved Roman leather products, taking in Vindonissa, Roomberg, Valkenburg, Vindolanda, Carlisle and everywhere else which has produced significant finds of leatherwork. I would also like to see some items published which researchers and museums have been sitting on for years. For example, there is a good amount of evidence on shield covers as well as complete saddle leathers from Carlisle, which to the best of my knowledge still has yet to be published. I only know about this because I attended the conference and had a good talk with the relevant person. Who knows what else has already been found but has yet to be brought to light.
Crispvs
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