You've got a sharp eye, palusbuteo. Though civilian belts are mostly hidden, and he definitely is a civilian now (and Klio draws the tunics short just for the love of male legs).
Btw, love: I wonder wonder wonder what the amor et deliciae mundi is up to, now.
When I started, I'll admit I wasn't taking the details in the men's outfits very seriously but more in a swords-&-sandals-cinema way, but the archaeological record does back me up on soldiers, former soldiers, and workmen with nice legs wearing their tunics above the knee. I believe there was a city ordinance about how nice one's legs had to be in order to qualify for the mini.
"Klio draws the tunics short just for the love of male legs"
it's also convienient that Roman soldiers wore their tunics higher/shorter than civilians as part of a distinctive Legionary fashion. Although most of us American Roman Reenactors tend to keep our tunics lower to our knees, many of us are still pretty modest, as well as trying to avoid too much shock of overly-sensitive types. We wouldn't want to "traumatize the children" and all....Esspecially the [Reenactors] who choose to go "Commando" as some European reenactors do XD (but then Greek Hoplites also wore their Khitonoi much, much higher than Romans! :b)
but hey, if the ladies like seeing a little extra Roman leg, we're happy to oblige ;D
How can you not LOVE it that Roman manly-man fashion was to wear short tunics? Am I right, ladies, am I right?
I don't think I personally would ever like to march "commando" into battle, but I hear tell there were some armies who just slapped on a little blue paint, maybe a nice necklace, and were good to go. Short tunics are much better, fashionwise. (Am I right, ladies? I am right.)
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Date: 2007-12-04 08:31 am (UTC)Btw, love: I wonder wonder wonder what the amor et deliciae mundi is up to, now.
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Date: 2007-12-04 01:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-04 07:55 pm (UTC)(Don't mind me; I have one more final and my brain cell is tired.)
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Date: 2007-12-04 09:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-04 10:19 pm (UTC)it's also convienient that Roman soldiers wore their tunics higher/shorter than civilians as part of a distinctive Legionary fashion. Although most of us American Roman Reenactors tend to keep our tunics lower to our knees, many of us are still pretty modest, as well as trying to avoid too much shock of overly-sensitive types. We wouldn't want to "traumatize the children" and all....Esspecially the [Reenactors] who choose to go "Commando" as some European reenactors do XD
(but then Greek Hoplites also wore their Khitonoi much, much higher than Romans! :b)
but hey, if the ladies like seeing a little extra Roman leg, we're happy to oblige ;D
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Date: 2007-12-04 10:24 pm (UTC)I don't think I personally would ever like to march "commando" into battle, but I hear tell there were some armies who just slapped on a little blue paint, maybe a nice necklace, and were good to go. Short tunics are much better, fashionwise. (Am I right, ladies? I am right.)
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Date: 2007-12-05 01:02 pm (UTC)