02-17-2012, 10:15 PM
Hello mcbishop,
It is a possible intepretation, even if - regrettably - we have no formal text to support it.
But, for this txt, we are quite a few, in France, to admit rather that the emperor asks them to come without weapons nor dress military, thus in a dress devoid of any armed sign.
It would be surprising that the emperor asks to his Praetorians to come dressed in a garment which served as protection under the armor.
Moreover, the assimilation, by Wikipedia, of the subarmalis to the thoracomachus seems to me a rough error.
I hope that, one day, the archaeological finds or texts which still escape us, can give us a more assured interpretation.
Kind regards,
Marc
It is a possible intepretation, even if - regrettably - we have no formal text to support it.
But, for this txt, we are quite a few, in France, to admit rather that the emperor asks them to come without weapons nor dress military, thus in a dress devoid of any armed sign.
It would be surprising that the emperor asks to his Praetorians to come dressed in a garment which served as protection under the armor.
Moreover, the assimilation, by Wikipedia, of the subarmalis to the thoracomachus seems to me a rough error.
I hope that, one day, the archaeological finds or texts which still escape us, can give us a more assured interpretation.
Kind regards,
Marc
