balteus

The balteus: introduction

Titus Cornelius fecit, August 23, 2012
The balteus: introduction

The balteus or cingulum was the military belt, a required item of equipment and iin various kinds and forms. In in this article it is introduced and described (full version is available in the Italian Section). This page instead contains the changes and the innovations (towards the original) that will be introduced from time to time. The original and full version is written by Matthew Amt, and is available here.

Apron and handy hints for balteus

Titus Cornelius fecit, August 30, 2012
Apron and handy hints for balteus

In this second article about Roman military belt, called balteus, I will discuss on apron, a sort of garment that covers primarily the front of the body (full version is available in the Italian Section) and on practical hints on tinning and assemblage of the plates. This page instead contains the changes and the innovations (towards the original) that will be introduced from time to time. The original version is written by Matthew Amt, and is available here.

 

 

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