08-24-2004, 02:14 AM
Here's a picture of a piece of mine:<br>
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66.66.131.145/roman/maill...solid3.jpg<br>
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My assembly technique may be more medieval than roman, but when done the shirt should look roman nevertheless. The ring inside diameter is 1/4 inch. I have the upper section of a shirt of hamata about two thirds done.<br>
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Andy,<br>
"Xena" is pure fantasy, though there is some evidence for the existence of amazons, but if true, they existed long before the romans. I might be opening a can of worms, but I sort of like the female auxiliary idea. True, we all strive to be as authentic as possible, but there remains a degree of uncertainty. The idea of women gladiators would of been ridiculed until just recently (though it appears that women were never matched against men, only woman versus woman). We're always filling in gaps of knowledge. Another example is the clips reenactors invented to hold up their belts when wearing segmentata. Clips from Newstead have recently been discovered that are arguably used for the same purpose. I don't know, Lysadra, the last of the amazons? A barbarian personal makes the most sense. You need to invent/find an excuse to fight alongside the romans rather than against them (fighting against the romans might be easier to explain). How to accomplish this without venturing into Xena territory is the question. <p></p><i></i>
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66.66.131.145/roman/maill...solid3.jpg<br>
<br>
My assembly technique may be more medieval than roman, but when done the shirt should look roman nevertheless. The ring inside diameter is 1/4 inch. I have the upper section of a shirt of hamata about two thirds done.<br>
<br>
Andy,<br>
"Xena" is pure fantasy, though there is some evidence for the existence of amazons, but if true, they existed long before the romans. I might be opening a can of worms, but I sort of like the female auxiliary idea. True, we all strive to be as authentic as possible, but there remains a degree of uncertainty. The idea of women gladiators would of been ridiculed until just recently (though it appears that women were never matched against men, only woman versus woman). We're always filling in gaps of knowledge. Another example is the clips reenactors invented to hold up their belts when wearing segmentata. Clips from Newstead have recently been discovered that are arguably used for the same purpose. I don't know, Lysadra, the last of the amazons? A barbarian personal makes the most sense. You need to invent/find an excuse to fight alongside the romans rather than against them (fighting against the romans might be easier to explain). How to accomplish this without venturing into Xena territory is the question. <p></p><i></i>
