I'm not sure who the authenticity officer is, though my gut feeling is it's probably Brandon, but nevertheless, I'm going to toss this one to the wolves and...
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Jun 2, 2011 6:55 pm
Reminder from: legiovi Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/cal Fabrica at Tandy Leather Factoy in North Holltwood Saturday June 4, 2011 12:00 pm...
Congratulations, Rik! Dio L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D. Director/Curator, Museum of the Ancient Roman Soldier www.MARSRomanMuseum.org Board Member, Legion Six...
HI, Matt: Welcome aboard, by the way. It was great to have your help at Ft. Mac a year or two ago. Glad to see you are interested in coming aboard as a full ...
If Gershwin wrote in A.D 135 instead of 1935, a Roman audience would be quite familiar with fresh, not salted, not pickled, not dried, fish! The following is a...
Actually, Dave and I are the two authenticity officers for soldiers. I believe Kris and Jim are officers for civilian issues. And I am a one-person CMO unit;...
Avete omnes, For the well and truly urticate: http://www.recycledsilk.com/frabjous/hempnettle.html "The Roman soldiers brought some of the nettle seed with...
I can't remember, did I step down? I used to be one of the AOs ;) Dio L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D. Director/Curator, Museum of the Ancient Roman Soldier ...
... I can't imagine that you'd ever really be able to step down from the position. Even if you weren't officially an AO, you'd still be standing there, 100...
Nice! L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D. Director/Curator, Museum of the Ancient Roman Soldier www.MARSRomanMuseum.org Board Member, Legion Six Historical Foundation,...
My equipment references (I have dozens) refer to the 'apron straps' as pteruges. A friend of mine from Greece tells me it is a greek word. It also shows up...
No problem. Here's some additional info that might prove helpful: Arc of the Scutum: 28" Straight from side to side: 31" Depth of chord: 5 1/2" 109 degrees of...
Avete omnes, A student is asking about making a tunic. Does anyone have some of the regulation red linen for a soldier's tunica? Jim/L. Vitellius Textor...
Ave, Jim: I gave Ron and Kris a few yards of it to hold onto for occasions just like this, so it would be on hand and accessible. Also, we have some of it in ...
Avete! I very much enjoying working at the Fabrica today and came home to find out my mom bought me a lorica segmentata for 225$. Is it a good deal and is...
Avete omnes, So maybe I could pick it up the next time I see you, Ron/Kris????? Also, a song from Kipling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gYvS8L0nDY Jim of...
Hey Cody Looks a lot like a Deepeeka made Lorica Segmentata, if it is, it's usually quite acceptable. If the 20th Legion sais it's OK, then it must be OK. Good...
Cody-- Your mom is a great lady to support you like this! This is the standard Indian-made lorica which is sold a lot on ebay. There are a few issues which can...
Ave, Cody: Dave is right. It's certainly a satisfactory piece that can be adjusted to fit our particular standards and styles in an afternoon. Since your mom...
I will need a bit as well for my very Kylish-ly short gladiatorial toon-ica. Look Kipling song btw PIN-aria PULL-chra of the Lorieca HUM-ata Sent via DROID on...
My mom got it at the Tyler Mall Armour and Swords shop and worked the guy down from 700 to 225. Cody "Apolonius" Gonzalez To: legiovi@yahoogroups.com From:...
WOW! Someone is actually trying to charge $700 for that piece of armor! Ugh, that should be a crime. Yeah so there is a really good place to get good,...
I actually just took a look at their site and they have the Deepeeka Lorica Segementata for $152, that super cheap! But more importantly they have a new helmet...
Yeah it's like I said, you'd be pretty safe with anything made by Deepeeka or DSC, KOA is really good about listing who the manufacturer is right next to the...
Matt (or is it Brent?): Pteruges is a term generally used to describe the strap-like flaps that hang from the lower edge of a Greek-style linothorax (in a...
