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{{about|the article of clothing||Baldric (disambiguation)}} | {{about|the article of clothing||Baldric (disambiguation)}} | ||
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[[Image:AdamclisiMetope.jpg|thumb|A cavalryman wearing a mail shirt with a baldric over his right shoulder, from the Roman ''Tropaeum Traiani'', built 109 AD in the area of present-day Romania.]] | [[Image:AdamclisiMetope.jpg|thumb|A cavalryman wearing a mail shirt with a baldric over his right shoulder, from the Roman ''Tropaeum Traiani'', built 109 AD in the area of present-day Romania.]] | ||
[[Image:BandRegalBaldric.png|thumb|U.S Army band baldric]] | [[Image:BandRegalBaldric.png|thumb|U.S Army band baldric]] | ||
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==Roman balteus== | ==Roman balteus== | ||
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In [[Ancient Rome]] the '''balteus''' (plural ''baltei'') was a type of baldric commonly used to suspend a [[gladius|sword]]. It was a belt generally worn over the shoulder, passing obliquely down to the side, typically made of leather, often ornamented with precious stones, metals or both.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Balteus.html |title=Baʹlteus from a Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |page=196 |author=William Smith |location=London |year=1875 |access-date=4 December 2010 |publisher=John Murray }}</ref> There was also a similar belt worn by the Romans, particularly by soldiers, called a ''cintus'' (pl. ''cinti'') that fastened around the waist. The word ''accintus'' meaning a soldier (literally, "girt" as for battle) attests to this differing usage. | In [[Ancient Rome]] the '''balteus''' (plural ''baltei'') was a type of baldric commonly used to suspend a [[gladius|sword]]. It was a belt generally worn over the shoulder, passing obliquely down to the side, typically made of leather, often ornamented with precious stones, metals or both.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Balteus.html |title=Baʹlteus from a Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |page=196 |author=William Smith |location=London |year=1875 |access-date=4 December 2010 |publisher=John Murray }}</ref> There was also a similar belt worn by the Romans, particularly by soldiers, called a ''cintus'' (pl. ''cinti'') that fastened around the waist. The word ''accintus'' meaning a soldier (literally, "girt" as for battle) attests to this differing usage. | ||
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Many non-military or paramilitary organisations include baldrics as part of ceremonial dress. The [[Knights of Columbus]] 4th Degree Colour Corps uses a baldric as part of their uniform;<ref>[http://www.kofcsupplies.com/ccp0-catshow/4thdegreecolorcorps.html 4th Degree Colour Corps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.carr.org/~meripper/kofc/assembly/regalia.asp Knights of Columbus, Emblem, Jewels, and Regalia<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003195319/http://www.carr.org/~meripper/kofc/assembly/regalia.asp |date=3 October 2007 }}</ref> it supports a ceremonial sword. | Many non-military or paramilitary organisations include baldrics as part of ceremonial dress. The [[Knights of Columbus]] 4th Degree Colour Corps uses a baldric as part of their uniform;<ref>[http://www.kofcsupplies.com/ccp0-catshow/4thdegreecolorcorps.html 4th Degree Colour Corps<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.carr.org/~meripper/kofc/assembly/regalia.asp Knights of Columbus, Emblem, Jewels, and Regalia<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003195319/http://www.carr.org/~meripper/kofc/assembly/regalia.asp |date=3 October 2007 }}</ref> it supports a ceremonial sword. | ||
[[File:A_drum_major_of_the_III_Marine_Expeditionary_Forces_Band,_US_Marine_Corp.jpg|thumb|right|A drum major of the United States' III Marine Expeditionary Forces Band is pictured wearing a baldric in 2019]] | [[File:A_drum_major_of_the_III_Marine_Expeditionary_Forces_Band,_US_Marine_Corp.jpg|thumb|right|A drum major of the United States' III Marine Expeditionary Forces Band is pictured wearing a baldric in 2019]] | ||
[[Image:IlliniDrumline postgame concert 060916.jpg|thumb|right|The Marching Illini Drumline with double baldrics]] | [[Image:IlliniDrumline postgame concert 060916.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Marching Illini]] [[Marching percussion|Drumline]] with double baldrics]] | ||
The University of Illinois [[Marching Illini]] wore two baldrics as a part of their uniform until 2009, with one over each shoulder. They crossed in the front and back and were buttoned onto the jacket beneath a cape and epaulets. Today, one baldric with two sides is worn. | The University of Illinois [[Marching Illini]] wore two baldrics as a part of their uniform until 2009, with one over each shoulder. They crossed in the front and back and were buttoned onto the jacket beneath a cape and epaulets. Today, one baldric with two sides is worn. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ancient Roman legionary equipment]] | [[Category:Ancient Roman legionary equipment]] | ||