11-09-2017, 06:34 PM
(11-08-2017, 03:44 PM)Graham Sumner Wrote: I think Frontinus mentions wicker shields covered with leather.
You may be thinking of Strat. 1. 7. 6: ' Spartacus and his troops had shields made of osiers and covered with hides.' (Loeb translation)
The word translated as 'osiers' (ex vimine) is the same as that which Milner translates as 'wicker' (viminea) and 'withies' (de vimine) in Vegetius. However, the chapter in Frontinus that the quoted passage comes from deals with expedients to be employed when proper equipment is not available, not training.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
