07-25-2015, 11:08 AM
Quote:Again, the Notitia Dignitatum clearly indicates the textile items worn by the soldiers were also manufactured by the state.Textile sure but are you saying the highly decorated tunica manicata was also distributed by the ste? Because I doubt that.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)