help with guidelines

[TFLAVIUSAMBIORIX]

we could use help with our guidelines---keep in mind that it is only for very low class (camp follower etc.) women of gallic, germanic, or british origin.
we dont have a centurion, or anything over tesserarius, and therefore cannot have a centurion's wife. So we are at the moment looking at only very low class women who would have been around the fort.

http://www.geocities.com/naginata12084/cguidelines.html

[Tarbicus]

women of gallic, germanic, or british origin.

Didn't take any crap off anyone, from what I can tell. Sometimes got stuck in in battle as well.

[TFLAVIUSAMBIORIX]

forgot to add, portrayel is 76 A.D., at the pathetically crappy fort of caer gai. probably one of the worst posts in the roman army.

a few female civilian items were found they, weaving, spinning, some bronze jewelry etc.

[Tarbicus]

a few female civilian items were found they, weaving, spinning, some bronze jewelry etc.

In that case, complain about the shape of your fibula and you get a smack in the mouth :wink:

[Carlton Bach]

If you want to portray poor people, you may want to consider simple cabartinae (one-piece shoes, similar to Veldtschoen) for footwear.

Women in Gaul most likely also wore leg wraps or leg coverings - something like wool stockings were excavated at Les-Martres-de-Veyre (I only know them from second-hand images, the original publication is incredibly elusive). It's not only a good idea in bad weather, but also makes the point that you are not Italian. Sewn stockings AFAIK are 'Barbarian', like trousers.

Germanic women in 'native' wear might also consider a peplos-type dress, but you'd better ask meles about those.