11-29-2010, 09:16 PM
It is not an emblem. But the Terentius illustration is designed to show something of life in the army, soldiers, their clothing and belief. It illustrates this sub-section of the Comitatus site perfectly.
I am not always comfortable taking a subjective view of the life of a legionary, and prefer to stick to hard archaeological evidence and it's interpretation. But it is enjoyable to try and place a late Roman soldier in the north of Britain in context, while challenging a few pre-conceptions along the way.
Such iconogrpahy would have looked down from the walls of most head quarters buildings. I wish we had more, especially from the 4th century.
I am not always comfortable taking a subjective view of the life of a legionary, and prefer to stick to hard archaeological evidence and it's interpretation. But it is enjoyable to try and place a late Roman soldier in the north of Britain in context, while challenging a few pre-conceptions along the way.
Such iconogrpahy would have looked down from the walls of most head quarters buildings. I wish we had more, especially from the 4th century.
John Conyard
York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
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York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.comitatus.net">http://www.comitatus.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.historicalinterpretations.net">http://www.historicalinterpretations.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com">http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com