Illustrations of Sassanid Persian Clibanarii

[Alanus]

Greetings from the Sweat Pit,

Here is an interesting, perhaps relevant, passage from Sidonius' 3rd letter to Ecdicius.
"Some kissed away the dust which covered you, others caught the bridle that was thick with blood and foam; some turned back the pommels of the horses' saddles, which were bathed in sweat, others, when you wished to free your head from the skull-piece of the helmet, unclasped the bands of pliant steel; some entangled themselves in disentangling the fastenings of your greaves; some counted the dents on the edges of swords blunted with slaughter; others, by forcing in their envious fingers, measured the holes made by blade and point amid the rings of the cuirasses..."

More sweat from the Ovens of Gallia. :whistle:
More damaged armor from "blade" and "point." :dizzy:
Curious that Sidonius uses, "atquae punctim foraminatos circulos loricarum digitis livescentibus metiuntur."
(W.B. Anderson trans. with corrected punctuation by some guy from the Steppes of Maine.) ;-)