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Leg tassles
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09-05-2006, 12:50 PM
In some mosaics, paintings, etc., gladiators wear what appears to be a cloth string with tassels on one or both legs, just below the knee. I have found some speculative info from books that this was a measure of rank, or number of victories. Does anyone have more information on what that might represent?

Or was it perhaps just decoration?
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Leg tassles - by M. Demetrius - 09-05-2006, 12:50 PM
Re: Leg tassles - by john m roberts - 09-05-2006, 03:57 PM
Re: Leg tassles - by M. Demetrius - 09-05-2006, 04:30 PM
Re: Leg tassles - by richard robinson - 05-04-2007, 10:16 AM

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