"Vegetius on Armour"

[Dan Diffendale]

If anyone has access to the journal Ancient Society:


Title: Vegetius on Armour
Subtitle: the pedites nudati of the Epitoma Rei Militaris
Author(s): CHARLES, M.
Journal: Ancient Society
Volume: 33 Date: 2003
Pages: 127-167
DOI: 10.2143/AS.33.0.503598

Abstract :
The present discussion will confine itself to one of the most intruguing statements of Vegetius in his Epitoma: that the infantry of his time no longer wore armour. As will be seen the epitomator's assertion does not seem to tally with views that the text was written during the reign of Theodosius the Great. Much ink has been spilt on the value of the information recorded at Epit. I 20,2-5, yet comparatively little attention has been paid to establishing exactly when -or, indeed, if- infantry armour really did fall in disuse. Using a range of literary sources pertaining a variety of genres, some of which would not normally be used for such a 'serious' purpose (the merit of this action will be explained in time), the author shall attempt to do precisely this.


You can also buy a pdf from
http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.ph ... al_code=AS

[martijn.wijnhoven]

Just received this article a few days ago in pdf format. Are you looking for it? If so, PM me your e-mail address.

cheers,

Martijn

[Praefectusclassis]

Or you get the summary in Ancient Warfare 3. :wink: If you have any specific questions, I'll be happy to pass them on to Michael.

[Dan Diffendale]

Gah. I didn't even notice it was the same author... just thought some folks would be interested. Ah well.