06-10-2007, 04:32 AM
I'm following this thread with much interest, and I thought I might throw in some minor points.
There is evidence for the use of quiver/buckets going back much earlier than Maurice.
The well known tombstone of Aurelius Mucianus( third century,Apamea,Syria), a trainee lanciarius of Legio 2 Parthica, depicts him with oval shield and what appear to be 5 or more Lancea (short spear/javelin weapons which could be thrown or used hand to hand thrusting).
The lancea are contained in a bucket/quiver.
In the 1st century A.D Josephus refers to Auxiliary cavalry armed with spear and a quiver of darts/javelins attached to the saddle.
In the early 2nd century, Arrian describes cavalry exercises in which up to 20 darts/javelins are discharged in a single run, which again implies use of a quiver/bucket.
All of this makes later use of quiver/buckets by both infantry and cavalry plausible, and maybe probable.......
There is evidence for the use of quiver/buckets going back much earlier than Maurice.
The well known tombstone of Aurelius Mucianus( third century,Apamea,Syria), a trainee lanciarius of Legio 2 Parthica, depicts him with oval shield and what appear to be 5 or more Lancea (short spear/javelin weapons which could be thrown or used hand to hand thrusting).
The lancea are contained in a bucket/quiver.
In the 1st century A.D Josephus refers to Auxiliary cavalry armed with spear and a quiver of darts/javelins attached to the saddle.
In the early 2nd century, Arrian describes cavalry exercises in which up to 20 darts/javelins are discharged in a single run, which again implies use of a quiver/bucket.
All of this makes later use of quiver/buckets by both infantry and cavalry plausible, and maybe probable.......
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff