06-07-2004, 10:28 AM
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This is King Romulus, or whatever his name was. The Founder of Rome. Some things are authentic and some are hypothetical.<br>
Scientifically speaking this man lived in a period callled "latial phase IV" (I think..), which is the equivalent of Late Geometric in Greece, and Halstatt/Villanovan in central Europe and Northern Italy.<br>
Romulus' cuirass is authentic. It a poncho type inspired by an example found at Narce, Italy.<br>
His great antenna sword is also authentic. It may have been fitted with an iron blade by the time, since the 8th century BC was the period when iron appreared in Europe. The construction as probably full tanged but the remnants of the traditional construction can still be seen in the fake rivets on the guard.<br>
The helmet of Halstatt/Villanovan style is also very well attested; some of these sporting crests of impressive hights and obviously made for kings or warlords.<br>
The shield boss and the spears are also authentic. Some of these shields were faced with bronze sheet decorated with protruding dots like the helmet and the cuirass. seems to have been fashionable at the time. But honestly I was fed up with drawing these little dots..<br>
The decoration of the shield is vaguely inspired by patterns found on geometric style greek pottery. It seems these shields wrre not yet of the Argive (hoplon) type but still fitted with a simple central handgrip.<br>
The standard is totally invented although I am certain that the band of sheperds/brigands/warriors and assorted misfits that gathered around Romulus on the Palatine, somewhere in april (?) 753 BC had a totem. Given what we know about early Roman/latial religion, the shewolf and woodpecker may have been these totems. Both the shewolf and the woodpecker are animals associated with the God Mars.<br>
Romulus and Remus claimed direct descent from Mars through their mother who supposedly had an affair with him while she was a Vestal Virgin.<br>
Romulus was supposed to wear pointed shoes of etruscan style but since it's the first time I actually manage to sketch decent feet, I left him barefooted...<br>
I am not quite sure about the curule chair. But the "seat of power", a.k.a. the throne exists in the most primitive societies. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/7/04 12:51 pm<br></i>
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This is King Romulus, or whatever his name was. The Founder of Rome. Some things are authentic and some are hypothetical.<br>
Scientifically speaking this man lived in a period callled "latial phase IV" (I think..), which is the equivalent of Late Geometric in Greece, and Halstatt/Villanovan in central Europe and Northern Italy.<br>
Romulus' cuirass is authentic. It a poncho type inspired by an example found at Narce, Italy.<br>
His great antenna sword is also authentic. It may have been fitted with an iron blade by the time, since the 8th century BC was the period when iron appreared in Europe. The construction as probably full tanged but the remnants of the traditional construction can still be seen in the fake rivets on the guard.<br>
The helmet of Halstatt/Villanovan style is also very well attested; some of these sporting crests of impressive hights and obviously made for kings or warlords.<br>
The shield boss and the spears are also authentic. Some of these shields were faced with bronze sheet decorated with protruding dots like the helmet and the cuirass. seems to have been fashionable at the time. But honestly I was fed up with drawing these little dots..<br>
The decoration of the shield is vaguely inspired by patterns found on geometric style greek pottery. It seems these shields wrre not yet of the Argive (hoplon) type but still fitted with a simple central handgrip.<br>
The standard is totally invented although I am certain that the band of sheperds/brigands/warriors and assorted misfits that gathered around Romulus on the Palatine, somewhere in april (?) 753 BC had a totem. Given what we know about early Roman/latial religion, the shewolf and woodpecker may have been these totems. Both the shewolf and the woodpecker are animals associated with the God Mars.<br>
Romulus and Remus claimed direct descent from Mars through their mother who supposedly had an affair with him while she was a Vestal Virgin.<br>
Romulus was supposed to wear pointed shoes of etruscan style but since it's the first time I actually manage to sketch decent feet, I left him barefooted...<br>
I am not quite sure about the curule chair. But the "seat of power", a.k.a. the throne exists in the most primitive societies. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 6/7/04 12:51 pm<br></i>
