Historical Accuracy : Turchoise Romani?

**brymht** · 07-22-2008, 16:09

How accurate was this? did legions frequently dress in turchoise; most specifically is the Re enlisted Veterans in EB. how common was this? In thought Red would be the norm in most cases.

**QuintusSertorius** · 07-22-2008, 16:16

Red is certainly a myth, though the "military cloak" tribunes and others wore was red.

I'd be certain they'd colour their tunics in whatever was most abundantly available in the local area.

**brymht** · 07-22-2008, 16:34

Was Turchoise available everywhere? I mean, why Turchoise?

**Reno Melitensis** · 07-22-2008, 19:14

Popular opinion among historians is that the commonest clothes where white to off white, so legionaries where supplied with this cheap clothes by the state, no dye. And it is this way that I paint my miniature legionaries.

Cheers.

**brymht** · 07-22-2008, 19:53

Why did the EB Team and many other mods choose to make many of their mini men this odd shade of blue/green?

**blitzkrieg80** · 07-23-2008, 04:28

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple (see royal blue or hyacinth purple)

this is not an official EB member explanation... English in this instance, also does not convey the true meaning

http://books.google.com/books?id=q0J...esult#PPA12,M1
or
http://books.google.com/books?id=hs-...um=2&ct=result

meh?

**abou** · 07-23-2008, 08:25

Originally Posted by brymht

Why did the EB Team and many other mods choose to make many of their mini men this odd shade of blue/green?

You're thinking too hard. It is just an expediency to make the units distinguishable from each other - and one within the limits of historically available dyes for the right price.