08-11-2005, 02:05 PM
Quote:And what sort of Roman would conduct a banquet sitting up at the table, wearing (leather) armour? Barbarians!
Well...I remember a certain Romano-British gentleman by name of Uther Pendragon procreating with Ygraine in full plate armour in John Boorman's movie "Excalibur". hock:
It actually makes dining in leather armour seem rather...well, practical and sensible... :lol:
I myself was wondering how likely it would be that officers on campaign ate from gold tableware...how realistic is that? (and I mean as in: I really don't know. It's something I might expect from the Achaemenid Great King of Persia, but 1st century BC Romans?).
Andreas Baede