03-03-2013, 11:47 PM
Hello, Folkert
I'm with you on Simonenko's confusing "English version," which he obviously didn't write.
It appears that he believes standard Sarmatian scale armor was more of a Roman interpretation. Evidently, he is more inclined to think they wore a combo of lamellar and scale. Actually, this is what we see on the Orlat plaque. Pure scale armor, he thinks is Scythian. He shows a good deal of chainmail found in Sarmatian graves, indicating they wore mail prior to their interaction with the Romans. :whistle:
I'm with you on Simonenko's confusing "English version," which he obviously didn't write.
It appears that he believes standard Sarmatian scale armor was more of a Roman interpretation. Evidently, he is more inclined to think they wore a combo of lamellar and scale. Actually, this is what we see on the Orlat plaque. Pure scale armor, he thinks is Scythian. He shows a good deal of chainmail found in Sarmatian graves, indicating they wore mail prior to their interaction with the Romans. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
