09-21-2005, 07:15 PM
Thanks for the praise, Robert. You have created the Late Roman site par excellence, however 8)
Regarding Carol van Driel-Marry's reconstruction, I was easily swayed by Aitor's posts on the subject! But disregarding that leather, I still have the Vienna Genesis 6thC illustration to copy.
That tent of mine is around 12kg with ridge pole. Definately not man-portable, but it matches that illustration is good for my 400 AD date and I suppose would get thrown into a wagon or on a mule.
For a tent, it looks like we are going to use the same technique, but lashing a lancea to two veruta. We tried this and it fitted the three of us in (minus equipment!).
I'll be carrying the canvas as a roll on a leather strap, a bit like an American Civil War 'mule-collar', and carry my stuff (food, frying pan, spare sandals, string, camp knife) inside it. I'm copying this off of another panel in the Vienna Genesis, a traveller leaves home (in long sleeved white tunic with orbiculi and clavii), with a red blanket rolled up (probably stuffed with belongings) and tied over his back. Since I can't find any evidence of a loculus being used (and I have one) I don't want to take it on the march. I really want to get into the spriit and the detail of this.
Carlton. YOu have given me some very interesting ideas on trail food to digest (
). Thanks for that. Again, I aim to be very faithful. I can eat rough food for two days, I'm not bothered too much. I want to know what it was like... the frustrated time traveller in me. Carlton, what is the difference between a ships biscuit, then, and bread biscuits baked bone dry??
Regarding Carol van Driel-Marry's reconstruction, I was easily swayed by Aitor's posts on the subject! But disregarding that leather, I still have the Vienna Genesis 6thC illustration to copy.
That tent of mine is around 12kg with ridge pole. Definately not man-portable, but it matches that illustration is good for my 400 AD date and I suppose would get thrown into a wagon or on a mule.
For a tent, it looks like we are going to use the same technique, but lashing a lancea to two veruta. We tried this and it fitted the three of us in (minus equipment!).
I'll be carrying the canvas as a roll on a leather strap, a bit like an American Civil War 'mule-collar', and carry my stuff (food, frying pan, spare sandals, string, camp knife) inside it. I'm copying this off of another panel in the Vienna Genesis, a traveller leaves home (in long sleeved white tunic with orbiculi and clavii), with a red blanket rolled up (probably stuffed with belongings) and tied over his back. Since I can't find any evidence of a loculus being used (and I have one) I don't want to take it on the march. I really want to get into the spriit and the detail of this.
Carlton. YOu have given me some very interesting ideas on trail food to digest (
). Thanks for that. Again, I aim to be very faithful. I can eat rough food for two days, I'm not bothered too much. I want to know what it was like... the frustrated time traveller in me. Carlton, what is the difference between a ships biscuit, then, and bread biscuits baked bone dry??
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
