08-17-2019, 10:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-17-2019, 11:40 AM by Crispianus.)
(08-17-2019, 09:35 AM)Dan Howard Wrote: If the armour was made by an Egyptian in an Egyptian style and worn by an Egyptian, why would it be considered Roman armour?
Because it comes from the site of a settlement settled by ex Roman military and with heavy Roman influence?
As you say it may have belonged to an Egyptian, or even someone else entirely and as I said earlier it appears to be the only physical evidence of military equipment. The finds are generally what you might expect to find in a civilian site from what I can see.
Perhaps a better description might be Romano-Egyptian.
Worth a look:
Papyri and ostraca from Karanis.
Roman glass from Karanis
Karanis : the temples, coin hoards, botanical etc
and others here:
https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/publication...tions.html
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
