Information about 3the century Auxiliary

[FAVENTIANVS]

Do you have more equipment like these? More pics!!!

[Sassanid]

Do you have more equipment like these? More pics!!!

I have finally got all my gear together. Up to now I have always used loaner gear, which to be honest I was less than happy with. My first event in my new kit is next week. I will post some futher images then of me in my full rig. In the meantime...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... CN0459.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... CN0449.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... PILHE2.jpg

And one a little bit later

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... RELMED.jpg

Andrew

[Lvcivs Commodvs Cicero]

Nice helms Sassanid.

[FAVENTIANVS]

Amazing! Can't wait to see your whole gear!

[Mithras]

Unfortunately I won't be there to see it all Andrew, that helmet is just about the finest Roman helm I have ever seen. Beautiful. Is the cheekpiece engraving a copy of the one found at Arbeia?

Will you be at the May 22nd show?

[Sassanid]

Hi Paul,

No the cheekpiece, and the whole helmet for that matter is based on a German find. Funnily enough the current cheekpieces are not finished. Another embossed brass panel needs to added on each side at ear height and a small hole cut through, presumably so the wearer can hear properly.

I did consider the South Shields cheekpiece for my helmet, but there are a few too many unknowns. It did though probably belong to a Aux Cav H. The major problem is that the image in all likelihood would not have been the same on the R H cheekpiece. The L H cheekpiece shows one of the mythical twins, Castor or Pollux. My bet is Castor, because he was famed for taming horses. Pollux was more known for his boxing, and presumably he was on the other cheekpiece. It is conceivable that the image should be different on the cheekpieces of my helmet too, as the original was found with only one cheekpiece, the R H one. Everything else was pretty much there though.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... kPiece.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/S ... stpoll.gif

Sadly I will not be there in May, but no doubt we will finally meet up for the June events.

What did you think of Pompeii?

Best wishes,

Andrew

[Mithras]

Pompeii was fantastic and very atmospheric. Did you recommend Herculaneum? That was amazing, after the crowds of Pompeii it was like walking through a garden. We had a picnic in the ruins of a house opposite the inn, we listened to the frogs in the marsh outside the boatyards ... calm, uncrowded, and fantastic preservation - charred roof timbers, copper bath, wooden stairs, a wonderful place.

[Sassanid]

Yes, I just loved Herculaneum. Pompeii was impressive, but as you say just a little crowded. In Herculaneum the buildings are so much more complete, and there is still so much of the town to be revealed under the new town.

I will be going back soon when my daughter is a little older. Probably staying in Amalfi again.

Andrew

[Mithras]

But the Italian driving - oh mercy! The hire car didn't survive totally unscathed ... but it didn't cost us anything. We stayed at a remote villa near Nerano, near St Agata. We took the train into Pompeii/Ercolano from Sorrento instead of driving there - for the piece of mind.

Only, the train driver was on Speed too

[Sassanid]

Yes they are a bit mad over there. They should have stuck with chariots. :lol: