Did Roman Soldiers Wear Pants?
Did Roman Soldiers Wear Pants? Sunday February 15, 2009 CC Joe GeranioThe accompanying figure shows what appears to be a typical Roman military figure from the 1st century A.D. — bare legs and all. Dorothy King, PhDiva, is blogging about Adrian Goldsworthy’s new book, The Fall of the West. I haven’t seen it yet, but people who have speak highly of it. King says that Goldsworthy addresses the issue of what Roman soldiers wore, using visual evidence from a fresco, a mosaic, and an illustration for a 5th century Vergil. These colored pictures show Romans wearing material on their legs — evidently, trousers — well before the Byzantine era when trousers were the uniform norm. Comments (0)See All Posts
Did Roman Soldiers Wear Pants? Sunday February 15, 2009 CC Joe GeranioThe accompanying figure shows what appears to be a typical Roman military figure from the 1st century A.D. — bare legs and all. Dorothy King, PhDiva, is blogging about Adrian Goldsworthy’s new book, The Fall of the West. I haven’t seen it yet, but people who have speak highly of it. King says that Goldsworthy addresses the issue of what Roman soldiers wore, using visual evidence from a fresco, a mosaic, and an illustration for a 5th century Vergil. These colored pictures show Romans wearing material on their legs — evidently, trousers — well before the Byzantine era when trousers were the uniform norm. Comments (0)See All Posts
