ANST - Ansteorran Uniforms? No!

[Christopher D. Baran]

	I have to say that the idea of identifying different regiments and sides on the battlefield goes all the way back to the Romans and probably even before then.  The Romans color coordinated the shields of different cohorts, centuries, and legions.  This was done to identify who was with who and who was on which side.  Not to mention special groups, such as the Praetorian Guard, used a specific symbol (in this case a scorpion) to set themselves apart as a group.


	Centurion Romanius



	Bear said...
On the otherhand, the identification of one's allies in combat is a serious
matter in all periods and there were attempts at creating a unique
identifier for an army.  Apocryphally, the Welsh took to wearing the leek on
their caps or helms in the 6th Century to identify them from their Saxon
foes at the direction of St. David.  The practice appears to have occurred
throughout the Middle Ages even when the Welsh served as mercenary archers.
Which probably gives them one of the earliest national identities.


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