06-02-2010, 02:15 AM
Is there any mention in the sources that soldiers or officers would at one time or another pack their gear into some kind of trunk. For instance, suppose that you had to carry a bunch of legionary equipment aboard a galley. I do not think that they had it laying or hanging around.
Are there any surviving examples of what may be thought of as trunks? The reason I ask is because as my kit is getting more extensive, I am being invited to give talks about the Roman army in the 1st C AD. However, I really do not want to show up using a plastic suitcase and I do not have a curiass at the moment to wear nor a belt to be used just with a tunic. Thus I drag whatever I have in suitcases.
Are there any surviving examples of what may be thought of as trunks? The reason I ask is because as my kit is getting more extensive, I am being invited to give talks about the Roman army in the 1st C AD. However, I really do not want to show up using a plastic suitcase and I do not have a curiass at the moment to wear nor a belt to be used just with a tunic. Thus I drag whatever I have in suitcases.
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