Table of Contents

Tunic designs AD 200-500 · Military cloaks · Catalogue of evidence for colours of tunics and cloaks, AD 200-500 (32 items of literary, sculptural, fresco, encaustic, mosaic, papyrus and surviving textile evidence discussed) · Summary of the evidence · Trousers (bracae), leg-bindings · Military boots · Hats and other headgear · The Roman soldier on campaign · Bibliography

About the Author

Graham Sumner was born in 1958. He studied illustration at Wrexham Art School and has specialised in archaeological reconstruction drawings. Graham has been involved with the Ermine Street Guard for nearly 20 years. He has written a number of articles on the Roman Army for Military Illustrated magazine and was the author of the popular Roman Army: Wars of the Empire in Brasseys' History of Uniform series. This is his second book for Osprey.