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Re: Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107349#msg107349

Published: October 17, 2024 18:00

Quote from: Keraunos on Today at 06:40:34 PMQuote from: Ian61 on October 16, 2024, 07:38:11 PMCome to Rome and die of any of several nasty causes. and many did. The book Pathogenisis by Dr Kennedy did not paint a pleasant picture - t...

Re: Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107346#msg107346

Published: October 17, 2024 17:40

Quote from: Ian61 on October 16, 2024, 07:38:11 PMCome to Rome and die of any of several nasty causes. and many did. The book Pathogenisis by Dr Kennedy did not paint a pleasant picture - the baths were equivalent of swimming in a (albeit dilute...

Re: Cemetary study from the iron age to the Roman period

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8344.msg107345#msg107345

Published: October 17, 2024 17:35

Quote from: Jim Webster on Today at 10:04:04 AM"With this in mind, it was noted that Celtic artisans were taller and, therefore, better fed in life compared to their contemporaries. By contrast, Roman individuals gave higher regard to armed...

Re: Cemetary study from the iron age to the Roman period

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8344.msg107328#msg107328

Published: October 17, 2024 09:12

Quote from: Andreas Johansson on Today at 08:53:13 AMQuote from: Jim Webster on October 16, 2024, 06:25:32 PMMore peaceful but you just died anyway of different things?The proportion of people who die sticks stubbornly at 100% ...

Re: File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107327#msg107327

Published: October 17, 2024 09:10

Quote from: Erpingham on Today at 09:36:42 AMTwo observations.  In Memorabilia v 11, the conversation has been about picking the right men for the key roles.  The young responder replies essentially it is easy to spot the file leader candid...

Re: Cemetary study from the iron age to the Roman period

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8344.msg107325#msg107325

Published: October 17, 2024 09:04

Quote from: Andreas Johansson on Today at 08:53:13 AMQuote from: Jim Webster on October 16, 2024, 06:25:32 PMMore peaceful but you just died anyway of different things?The proportion of people who die sticks stubbornly at 100% ...

Re: File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107322#msg107322

Published: October 17, 2024 08:36

Two observations.  In Memorabilia v 11, the conversation has been about picking the right men for the key roles.  The young responder replies essentially it is easy to spot the file leader candidates but leaves hanging the question about the closers, w...

Re: Cemetary study from the iron age to the Roman period

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8344.msg107318#msg107318

Published: October 17, 2024 07:53

Quote from: Jim Webster on October 16, 2024, 06:25:32 PMMore peaceful but you just died anyway of different things?The proportion of people who die sticks stubbornly at 100% :pBut if life expectancy went up and violence went down, that so...

Re: File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107312#msg107312

Published: October 17, 2024 06:19

My PC monitor is dead so I can't access my primary source material for the moment (writing this at work). It makes sense that the file closer is a good fighter in his own right as the rest of the men in the file have to respect him since he keeps them ...

Re: The Other Partizan 2024, Trojan War, Durham Wargames Group

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8336.msg107304#msg107304

Published: October 16, 2024 21:09

Sorry to hear about your dreadful B&B experience, Darrell.Great photos.And great link to even more lovely photos. I think the duel is fun image as is the rooftop 'Helen' watching the battle arm over the shoulder of her companion! And the chariots exi...

Re: Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107299#msg107299

Published: October 16, 2024 18:46

A city remains an excellent place to spread disease.  Having spent days in crowded spaces, some of which were poorly ventilated train carriages, my immune sytem had plenty of novel illnesses to sample on my trip to London last week.  Result, absolute s...

Re: Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107297#msg107297

Published: October 16, 2024 18:38

Quote from: Jim Webster on Today at 07:01:17 PMQuote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 06:22:18 PMhttps://theconversation.com/socially-distanced-layout-of-the-worlds-oldest-cities-helped-early-civilization-evade-diseases-239586Re...

Re: Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107295#msg107295

Published: October 16, 2024 18:01

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 06:22:18 PMhttps://theconversation.com/socially-distanced-layout-of-the-worlds-oldest-cities-helped-early-civilization-evade-diseases-239586Really doesn't surprise me at all....I remember rea...

Re: Nottingham cave system

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8347.msg107291#msg107291

Published: October 16, 2024 17:33

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 06:23:22 PMNever even heard of them before.... I'm surprised. Their role in the Edward III's coup of 1330, with all it's cloak and dagger action, is perhaps their most exciting moment but lots o...

Nottingham cave system

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8347.msg107288#msg107288

Published: October 16, 2024 17:23

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Early civilisations layouts to avoid disease

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8346.msg107286#msg107286

Published: October 16, 2024 17:22

https://theconversation.com/socially-distanced-layout-of-the-worlds-oldest-cities-helped-early-civilization-evade-diseases-239586Really doesn't surprise me at all....

Cemetary study from the iron age to the Roman period

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8344.msg107282#msg107282

Published: October 16, 2024 17:13

https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2024-10-cemetery-reveals-daily-life-iron.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17290893976574&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2F...

Re: File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107278#msg107278

Published: October 16, 2024 15:28

Richard Taylor talks about this in the Greek Hoplite Phalanx, my memory is that he end up following Xenophon in that file leader is the no 1, file closer no 2 etc. although this still gives problems the more the lines are spread. I suspect that Anthony...

Re: File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107277#msg107277

Published: October 16, 2024 15:26

Here are the quotes from Memorabilia III, Ch. 1 mentioned by AndreasIt is well to understand tactics too; for there is a wide difference between right and wrong disposition of the troops, just as stones, bricks, timber and tiles flung t...

File closers (from Auxilia in DBA)

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8341.msg107275#msg107275

Published: October 16, 2024 14:52

At the suggestion of Andreas, I have extracted the off-topic discussion of file closers from the DBA auxilia thread to enable those who have refrained to avoid leading that discussion astray to consider it for its own merits.Justin :QuoteMy take is...

Silver Roman coin worth £6k found

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8340.msg107272#msg107272

Published: October 16, 2024 12:24

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04p6lvv6dwo.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17290814003248&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.c...

Cable project survey work

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8339.msg107271#msg107271

Published: October 16, 2024 12:22

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c625vedgyn0o.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17290752506696&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.comMore stuff being found...

Bishops Palace in Halling, Kent

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8338.msg107270#msg107270

Published: October 16, 2024 12:21

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39r2eg1e0o.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17290752506696&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.comGood news

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107269#msg107269

Published: October 16, 2024 12:13

Quote from: DBS on October 15, 2024, 11:23:15 AMAs I have said before, Polybius specifically mentions at III.49 replacing worn out weapons and providing warm clothing and footwear at "The Island", before he even crosses the Alps, courtesy of the loc...

Re: Mycenaen armour trials

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8333.msg107256#msg107256

Published: October 16, 2024 08:43

It is worth reading the original paper, where the reason for the metal choice becomes clear.  The armour is a replica made by an art department some years ago, who would have had plentiful access to gilding metal, rather than ordering custom-made histo...

Re: Mycenaen armour trials

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8333.msg107254#msg107254

Published: October 16, 2024 08:27

Quote from: Erpingham on Today at 09:10:30 AMGilded is actually a typo for gilding.  From wiki"Gilding metal is a form of brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) with a much higher copper content than zinc content. Exact figures range from 95%...

Re: Mycenaen armour trials

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8333.msg107252#msg107252

Published: October 16, 2024 08:10

Gilded is actually a typo for gilding.  From wiki"Gilding metal is a form of brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) with a much higher copper content than zinc content. Exact figures range from 95% copper and 5% zinc[1] to "8 parts copper to 1 of zinc" (...

Re: Mycenaen armour trials

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8333.msg107250#msg107250

Published: October 16, 2024 07:37

Very interesting, I always thought that armour looked a little constricting, well I was wrong. However...QuoteResearchers created the armor replicas using a blend of gilded metals that included copper and zinc, the closest alloy to the original bro...

The Other Partizan 2024, Trojan War, Durham Wargames Group

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8336.msg107248#msg107248

Published: October 16, 2024 07:26

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Re: Big fat desperate Optio slog

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8330.msg107235#msg107235

Published: October 15, 2024 18:48

Quote from: dwkay57 on Today at 05:44:04 PMHas there been any development on making the "pre-battle jostling" maps and guidance available?I know. I need to get it out there. The blocks have a setup of disc magnets that allow a sco...

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107225#msg107225

Published: October 15, 2024 16:37

Quote from: Nick Harbud on Today at 04:09:38 PMMuch like many of the more modern Ibiza beachgoers then?  Indeed.  My late parents in law used to holiday in Mallorca in the sixties though, and said in those days the Guardia Civ...

Re: Little Battles 2024

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=7604.msg107224#msg107224

Published: October 15, 2024 16:31

Two of my poorest performing armies were pitted against each other in a bit of a scenario encounter in my latest solo battle.It turned out to be a bit of nail biting battle for the two commanders.

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107217#msg107217

Published: October 15, 2024 14:20

Quote from: Jim Webster on Today at 02:56:42 PMnobody is going to bother shipping Numidian tunics from AfricaTo take an extreme, if you go with Strabo, the Balearic slingers only wore tunics at all thanks to the civilising influence...

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107214#msg107214

Published: October 15, 2024 13:56

Quote from: DBS on Today at 11:23:15 AMAs I have said before, Polybius specifically mentions at III.49 replacing worn out weapons and providing warm clothing and footwear at "The Island", before he even crosses the Alps, courtesy of the loc...

Re: Medieval Cuneus

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8274.msg107211#msg107211

Published: October 15, 2024 13:28

The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Medieval Sources (DBLMS) comes to a similar conclusion. It appears that when applied to soldiers or animals it meant foremost "group or body", with the shape secondary.

Re: Big fat desperate Optio slog

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8330.msg107192#msg107192

Published: October 15, 2024 11:34

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 12:30:45 PMI do like you mat layout...even though te grids are 'obvious' it doesnt detract for me personallyme likeeme likee you likee.The grid squares are a tad small. They're 95x95mm, whic...

Re: Big fat desperate Optio slog

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8330.msg107189#msg107189

Published: October 15, 2024 11:04

Quote from: Martin Smith on Today at 08:10:22 AMWell, whatta report! Photographing (nearly) every bound must be a major distraction (?), but it certainly lets you keep tabs on what happened, without relying purely on memory. Seeing the line...

Re: Big fat desperate Optio slog

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8330.msg107188#msg107188

Published: October 15, 2024 10:42

Yes, good to see you again Justin.  It's an interest fact of the hobby that there are those who eagerly try to cram in as many games as possible and those who only game when the fancy takes them.

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107187#msg107187

Published: October 15, 2024 10:23

As I have said before, Polybius specifically mentions at III.49 replacing worn out weapons and providing warm clothing and footwear at "The Island", before he even crosses the Alps, courtesy of the local tribes.  So southern Gallic gear.I still think ...

Re: Big fat desperate Optio slog

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8330.msg107182#msg107182

Published: October 15, 2024 07:10

Well, whatta report! Photographing (nearly) every bound must be a major distraction (?), but it certainly lets you keep tabs on what happened, without relying purely on memory. Seeing the lines slowly shrinking and contracting was a great way of showin...

Re: Booking Opens For Society Convention 2024

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=7874.msg107179#msg107179

Published: October 15, 2024 05:55

Quote from: Peter Bone on October 14, 2024, 07:55:03 PMHello allLooking forward to attending the convention: I had meant to come last year, but some friends 40th anniversary got in the way!It will be good to see some old friends again, and to lots...

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107178#msg107178

Published: October 15, 2024 05:48

On comment about clothing is that I'm sure Livy mentions Numidians picking up local wives, and of course they'd be using Italian horses as replacements. I cannot see them shipping Numidian horses across purely as replacements.

Re: Hannibal's Veterans Armed as Triarii

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8252.msg107176#msg107176

Published: October 14, 2024 23:06

I seem to recall that this was a part of Patrick's thesis from many years ago whereby the re-equipment was more than just changing kit but also fighting in more Roman a fashion.If the scutum was as curved as we think it, then it would be more resistan...

Re: Digital analysis of equipment of a Germanic warrior 2nd–4th century AD

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=6790.msg107172#msg107172

Published: October 14, 2024 19:44

I'm with Peter with regards the belt. Indeed having tried it, I would have thought a belt virtually essential as it puts some of the weight on the hips rather than all hanging down on the shoulders

Re: Digital analysis of equipment of a Germanic warrior 2nd–4th century AD

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=6790.msg107171#msg107171

Published: October 14, 2024 19:30

I did it the easy way: wearing Thorsbjerg style tunic, trousers, and mail shirt.A belt definitely helps when wearing mail. Mail does not inhibit movement very much- in my younger days, I could run when fully armed with mail shirt, helm, shield, spear ...

Re: Booking Opens For Society Convention 2024

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=7874.msg107169#msg107169

Published: October 14, 2024 18:55

Hello allLooking forward to attending the convention: I had meant to come last year, but some friends 40th anniversary got in the way!It will be good to see some old friends again, and to lots of games and discussions. For Matt Bennett's talk on Mald...

Re: Wearing your sword under your armour

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=6538.msg107168#msg107168

Published: October 14, 2024 18:46

There is a very good reason why no contemporary manuscripts show anyone carrying a sword across their back, like Uhtred: it is wildly impractical. To draw a sword with a realistic blade length you would have to have arms like an orang-utan. And uhtred...

Re: The worst jobs in the medieval age

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8326.msg107160#msg107160

Published: October 14, 2024 14:35

Quote from: Nick Harbud on October 14, 2024, 02:20:16 PMEvidently they did not have estate agents in those times....They had standards in those days below which they didn't drop.

Lincolnshire site with 6000 years of history

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8325.msg107147#msg107147

Published: October 14, 2024 07:58

https://www-lincolnshirelive-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/archaeological-dig-unearths-surprising-discovery-9625064.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17288921625507&csi=...

Re: Hastings - an unusual battle

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8324.msg107138#msg107138

Published: October 13, 2024 16:19

Quote from: Imperial Dave on Today at 05:11:07 PMNothing new but interesting I hope to others As it was originally published in 1990, I'd be surprised it contained anything we haven't seen before  I agree, though, it is still an ...

Re: The allies and subject tribes of the Huns

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8195.msg107132#msg107132

Published: October 13, 2024 15:26

Quote from: CarlL on October 05, 2024, 08:59:31 PMElsewhere, (but I have not noted where! Was it Phil Barkers notes under army list? Or anothers reference to Procopius?) I read of the suggestion that the Herul cavalry wore thick jackets for self defe...

Re: Worud of Ahwaz

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8300.msg107126#msg107126

Published: October 13, 2024 13:09

Quote from: Duncan Head on Today at 11:59:03 AMQuote from: DBS on October 12, 2024, 11:42:29 PMI was rather questioning whether they would be a distinctive or numerically significant element of Elymaian forces during this period.  After a...

Re: Education in medieval Iceland

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8321.msg107125#msg107125

Published: October 13, 2024 13:07

Quote from: Erpingham on Today at 12:17:06 PMAt a similar period, we were, of course, happily beheading bishops, abbots, even wives  Equal opportunities.  We beheaded lay people as well and went on to behead a monarch

Re: Worud of Ahwaz

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8300.msg107117#msg107117

Published: October 13, 2024 10:59

Quote from: DBS on October 12, 2024, 11:42:29 PMI was rather questioning whether they would be a distinctive or numerically significant element of Elymaian forces during this period.  After all, the very same relief shows a couple of infantry in the ...

Re: Education in medieval Iceland

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8321.msg107116#msg107116

Published: October 13, 2024 10:58

I did like their definition of the end of the Middle Ages and its date"Iceland was an island without cities or towns, even at the end of the Middle Ages – conventionally dated to 1550, when the last Catholic bishop was beheaded and the country became ...

Re: Worud of Ahwaz

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8300.msg107108#msg107108

Published: October 12, 2024 22:42

I perhaps expressed myself poorly. I am not suggesting no Parthian cataphract influence; as you say, certainly one is clearly portrayed at Tang e Sarvak. I was rather questioning whether they would be a distinctive or numerically significant element of...

Re: Worud of Ahwaz

https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=8300.msg107106#msg107106

Published: October 12, 2024 21:02

Quote from: DBS on October 09, 2024, 08:20:08 PMA separate question is how much Elymais at this period embraced cataphract type cavalry.One of the best reliefs of "Parthian" cataphracts is [url="https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/tang-e...

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