01-18-2013, 02:58 AM
Quote:On the stone, we see a strap wrapping around the rider's right leg, almost at the bottom of what appears to a very short sword. That's exactly how I wear my akinakes-- strapped to my right thigh.I'm not saying you're wrong, but I don't see that strap.. Can't this be the hem of the trousers?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)