Do you really believe that Celts used to fight naked - History Forum The Insubres and Boii wore their trousers and light cloaks, but the Gaesatae had discarded these garments owing to their proud confidence in themselves, and stood naked, with nothing but their arms, in front of the whole army, thinking that thus they would be more efficient, as some of the ground was overgrown with brambles which would catch in
Good Greek Roman clothing Reference books? | History Forum After a short introduction to the evidence and to the manufacture of clothing and its use in status display, she systematcially treats male and female dress, looking at the tunis, toga, mantle, and cloaks; underwear, footwear, and specialist wear; and hats, hairstyles, and jewellery
The Persian Immortals | History Forum The Persians are said to have called the "immortals" anu #353;iya, literally followers or companions, although this name is never attested to a unit in any Persian accounts, it is only used in a general sense* - which makes me rather suspicious about the existance of a single immortal unit
Amusing Ancient Anecdotes - History Forum On his last appearance anywhere,he was taking a bow,and people threw their cloaks and hats in tribute The garments landed on him,covering him completely,and he smothered to death Great story; if it isn't true it should be Kind of like Sigmund Freud should have said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar", but didn't
Achaemenid army | History Forum The immortals were armoured in cloaks of scale, well embellished and cool looking, though they carried only wicker shields and a spear There was no actual standing Persian army, therefore the military might of the Persian empire if only taking into account full time soldiers was a formidable 0
The Most Debauched Person in Human History? The thing which made Sultan Selim II epic was he fought with his brother to sit on the throne When you hear two brothers fight for throne you first might think that both of the brothers are like warriors they like to conquer other countries bla bla but its proven that Selim's aim was to capture Harem instead of conquering other countries , before making his brother die, he should have said
Did Hitler truly believe in what he said about jews? Yes He was a true believer Not so strange, even today many believe in a global Jewish conspiracy Men who served with him in WWI spoke of his hatred of the Jews, and remembered it as the one topic that always got him fired-up
When did hominids start wearing clothes? - History Forum For tends of thousands of years, humans had relied on skin cloaks and crudely sewn clothes to survive Ice Age winters The eyed needle allowed people to fashion garments that not only fitted the individual precisely but also combined fur from several animals, so that the user could benefit from the unique properties of each kind of skin
Sources for the claim that the Roman cavalry was lacking? Their horsemen are content with a shield and a spear; but the foot-soldiers also rain javelins on their foes: each of them carries several, and they hurl them to immense distances, being naked or lightly clad in short cloaks There is nothing ostentatious about their equipment: only their shields are picked out in the colours of their choice
Crusades tactics | History Forum 1 The wearing of robes over their armor to help keep the armor from heating under the sun and to hide the fact that the soldier actually has armor from the enemy oftentimes their opponents did not realize they had armor under the cloaks very clever 2