08-17-2006, 01:52 AM
Salve,
I am new to this forum. I have been reading it for a while and have been favorably impressed so I decided to join and start posting. Some of you may know me from the Armour Archive where I am quite active. I am also on the Board of Directors for the Armour Research Society. Not surprisingly I am really into armour. I am a fanatic about late 14th century plate armour and am active in reproducing it. Over the last several years I have begun to look at Roman armour and am really enjoying learning about it. I do have a few questions that someone here my be able to answer for me. Please forgive my ignorance.
1. are there any good sources for Roman naming practices. I do 1380s English and have that down but really do not have a CLUE about naming practices for a 1st century Roman soldier who might have been posted near Hadrains' Wall in England.
2. What units were stationed along the wall? Did these change quite a bit over time or was it consistent?
I also run a business that makes reproductions of medieval and Viking artifacts. http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/ I am interested in expanding that to include Roman artifacts. What I don't know is what is needed. I would like to make things that are needed by Roman reenactors. Most of what I make is cast in brass or bronze. Can someone help me find out what is needed?
I am new to this forum. I have been reading it for a while and have been favorably impressed so I decided to join and start posting. Some of you may know me from the Armour Archive where I am quite active. I am also on the Board of Directors for the Armour Research Society. Not surprisingly I am really into armour. I am a fanatic about late 14th century plate armour and am active in reproducing it. Over the last several years I have begun to look at Roman armour and am really enjoying learning about it. I do have a few questions that someone here my be able to answer for me. Please forgive my ignorance.
1. are there any good sources for Roman naming practices. I do 1380s English and have that down but really do not have a CLUE about naming practices for a 1st century Roman soldier who might have been posted near Hadrains' Wall in England.
2. What units were stationed along the wall? Did these change quite a bit over time or was it consistent?
I also run a business that makes reproductions of medieval and Viking artifacts. http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/ I am interested in expanding that to include Roman artifacts. What I don't know is what is needed. I would like to make things that are needed by Roman reenactors. Most of what I make is cast in brass or bronze. Can someone help me find out what is needed?
Doug Strong
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