05-10-2006, 03:04 PM
In the LEGIO IX HISPANA reenactment group, we wear a padded cloth cap under our helmets and a padded jacket under our armor. Our shields are made from molded wood with a cloth (I think it's linen.) cover that's painted over. Our sandals are made from historical patterns, layered leather on the soles and hobnails, even using horseglue to layer the soles and sinewy thread to sew them. Hibernicus even has a forge to make our pila heads and other sundry iron objects. We keep everything as accurate as possible.
The pants aren't pants in the modern sense. They're knee-length breeches called "feminalia" which the legionaries wore in colder climates.
The makeup in Gladiator, wasn't anything outstanding like special effects makeup, but it was subtle, "Make this guy look gruff!" makeup. A scar here, a few age lines, "dirt" on his face...stuff like that.
The armor is wrong, bad hinges, hinges in the wrong locations, helmets too round on top and too flat in the back.
The Polish version of Quo Vadis is pretty accurate...most accurate costumes I've seen, but still, the little details, as always are off.
The pants aren't pants in the modern sense. They're knee-length breeches called "feminalia" which the legionaries wore in colder climates.
The makeup in Gladiator, wasn't anything outstanding like special effects makeup, but it was subtle, "Make this guy look gruff!" makeup. A scar here, a few age lines, "dirt" on his face...stuff like that.
The armor is wrong, bad hinges, hinges in the wrong locations, helmets too round on top and too flat in the back.
The Polish version of Quo Vadis is pretty accurate...most accurate costumes I've seen, but still, the little details, as always are off.
AVETE OMNES
MARIVS TARQVINIVS VRSVS
PATER FAMILIAS DOMVS VRSVM
-Tom
MARIVS TARQVINIVS VRSVS
PATER FAMILIAS DOMVS VRSVM
-Tom
