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Show here your Sarmatian warrior impression
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First: what are your sources? Ammianus Marcellinus? Or Littleton & Malcor?

The British Museum has a ring-pommeled sword dated to Commodus, along with coins. It's probably Iaz and it's short. Also see Janos Harmatta, a good authority on Sarmatian cultures on the Hungarian Plain. He notes the differing burial styles, Iaz and Roxolani, and the equally different sword lengths. Timewise, I think the last quarter of the 2nd century saw the beginning of the Iaz-Roxolani mergance. Thereafter, both tribes were recorded as "Sarmatians."

Tacitus describes the Roxolani (an Alanic subtribe) as being cataphracts. But I don't think the Iazages were described in original sources as such. Recent authors oft "interpret" what they want to see or promote, but more than a few are not familiar with weapon styles. The long lance and long sword was Alanic, an extension of the Massagetae lance and Han Dynasty sword.
Alan J. Campbell

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Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Virilis - 03-21-2011, 08:58 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-21-2011, 09:03 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-21-2011, 09:13 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Vindex - 03-21-2011, 11:20 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-22-2011, 06:29 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-29-2011, 07:29 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-31-2011, 04:11 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-01-2011, 01:44 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Jvrjenivs - 04-01-2011, 01:48 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-01-2011, 01:55 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Peroni - 04-01-2011, 07:31 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-02-2011, 04:10 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-04-2011, 08:21 AM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Christian - 04-04-2011, 01:48 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-04-2011, 02:23 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 04-06-2011, 05:20 PM
Re: Show here your Sarmatian warrior impression - by Alanus - 08-09-2011, 12:29 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by bachmat66 - 08-11-2011, 11:42 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by bachmat66 - 08-11-2011, 11:44 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by eduard - 02-28-2013, 09:34 PM
Re: Show Your Sarmatian Impression - by Alanus - 03-01-2013, 12:52 AM

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