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Gladiator Mosaic - Kos
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They look good, some points of interest for me are

Provocator vs Provocator
Secutor vs Retiarius

This is the first time I have seen some nice long ties at the back of the subligar, presumably to hold up the belts?

The Provocators greaves are quite high up there knees. This might be artistoc impression, but its nice to see some variations. and padding being tugged at by the greave ties, nice touch.

I am still uncertain what the ties about the rear knees are actually for other than aesthetic. I think I read somewhere that some people belive it might be to support the knees?

Do you think that the retiarius manica is meant to be mail (often depicted by dots) or leopard skin?

All the best
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Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Conal - 01-13-2006, 10:34 AM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by john m roberts - 01-14-2006, 01:40 AM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Martin Moser - 01-14-2006, 06:16 PM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Conal - 01-15-2006, 11:26 AM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Gashford - 01-16-2006, 08:36 AM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by john m roberts - 01-16-2006, 04:36 PM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Martin Moser - 01-16-2006, 08:11 PM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Opifex - 03-24-2006, 10:43 AM
Re: Gladiator Mosaic - Kos - by Martin Moser - 03-24-2006, 09:07 PM

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