The Voice of a Gone Age

 

Lorica Segmentata

 

The decline of Lorica Segmentata, the iconic Roman banded iron armor, can be attributed to several practical factors. While it offered excellent protection, its complex construction made it time-consuming and expensive to produce, and difficult to maintain, especially under the pressures of the 3rd century AD. The armor required skilled labor for repairs, which became a significant challenge during a time of increased military demands and economic strain. 

Moreover, Lorica Segmentata was uncomfortable to wear, restricting movement and obstructing breathing, which made it less suitable for the more mobile and irregular combat that characterized the 3rd-century military landscape. The armor also had issues with corrosion, as the iron strips and rivets could react with moisture and wear down over time. As a result, simpler forms of armor like Lorica Hamata (chainmail) and Lorica Squamata (scale armor) gained popularity due to their practicality, flexibility, and easier maintenance. 

These alternatives provided adequate protection and better comfort, making them more suited to the evolving needs of the Roman army. Ultimately, these factors led to the phasing out of Lorica Segmentata, which was no longer as viable for the Roman forces facing the challenges of the 3rd century.

SOURCE: The Ancient History Hub

We Will Return!

20th of April

1946 - 2026

 

The Seer of Race

 “When we therefore ask, ‘Who is our authority?’ there is only one answer: ‘the voice of our blood.’ We can add that this voice was once unclear and unintelligible, but has become comprehensible through the words of the great seers of our race—those who were conscious when we were still unconscious; above all, through our Führer, Adolf Hitler.”

J.C. Nachenius - A Portrait of the Reich

Lightning's Light and Fire

 So would I die

As then I saw him die,

The friend, who like a god

Into my darkling youth

Threw lightning's light and fire:

Buoyant yet deep was he,

Yea, in the battle's strife

With the bright dancer's heart.

Amid the warriors

His was the lightest heart,

Amid the conquerors

His brow was dark with thought—

He was a fate poised on his destiny:

Unbending, casting thought into the past

And future, such was he.

Fearful beneath the weight of victory,

Yet chanting, as both victory and death

Came hand and hand to him.

Commanding even as he lay in death,

And his command that man annihilate.

So would I die

As then I saw him die,

Victorious and destroying.

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE - The Last Desire

The Hellenic Tradition of Spring

 

A small terracotta votive plaque describes rituals for the cycle of life, death and the rebirth of nature and reminds us that Spring and light always return…

Ninion's votive plaque is dedicated to the two great goddesses of Eleusis, Demeter and Persephone and depicts sacred ceremonies of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

The figures in the main scene are arranged in two rows. At the top, Demeter seated on the "secret cista", Persephone standing and holding the torches and the torch-bearer Iakchos respectively below, receive the procession of initiates, men and women, arriving at the Sanctuary.

In the middle of the lower row the wreathed omphalos and two interscting bakchoi, symbols of the mystery rites.

The third divine figure, sitting at the at the bottom right, has not been identified with certainty

The pediment depicts figures of participants in the pannychis, the all-night feast, while the female figure on the left accompanies them playing the flute. All worshippers are crowned and hold blossoming branches and staffs, while the women have the sacred vessel, the kernos, fastened on their heads.

Source: Hellenic National Archaeological Museum

The Axis of Resistance - A Remembrance