06-20-2005, 01:15 PM
Hi All, nice to have found RAT again... been away a while. Changed my name a bit (didn't realise I could have asked them to activate my old one... anyhow, never mind...)
I'm looking for re-enactment groups who focus on the Late Republic - I'm writing a novel set right around 40 to 50 ish BC. Looking for things like personal opinions on how the armor feels weight-wise, weapons handling, women's costume etc. Hopefully with a website and photos - historical images are great, but its really useful seeing 'real' people in accurate garb.
Also hoping to find anyone daft enough to want to help check my manuscript for historical accuracy when I'm done!
On a related topic, I'm wondering about the feel of fibers. Usually people say they were rough, but I know there were some very high quality fibers produced at this time - especially Egyptian linnen and Chinese silk. I also suspect that the handspun and woven fibers - may have hung very differently (thinking here of tunic, toga, palla etc) to those that modern re-enactors wear that are made of very tightly spun, uniform, and tightly woven modern fibre. I haven't done much research on this yet, but I thought perhaps one of you might have come across someone producing handmade Roman cloth.
thanks
Helena Pictoria
I'm looking for re-enactment groups who focus on the Late Republic - I'm writing a novel set right around 40 to 50 ish BC. Looking for things like personal opinions on how the armor feels weight-wise, weapons handling, women's costume etc. Hopefully with a website and photos - historical images are great, but its really useful seeing 'real' people in accurate garb.
Also hoping to find anyone daft enough to want to help check my manuscript for historical accuracy when I'm done!
On a related topic, I'm wondering about the feel of fibers. Usually people say they were rough, but I know there were some very high quality fibers produced at this time - especially Egyptian linnen and Chinese silk. I also suspect that the handspun and woven fibers - may have hung very differently (thinking here of tunic, toga, palla etc) to those that modern re-enactors wear that are made of very tightly spun, uniform, and tightly woven modern fibre. I haven't done much research on this yet, but I thought perhaps one of you might have come across someone producing handmade Roman cloth.
thanks
Helena Pictoria
