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Roman Armor Facts

 

There are many reasons for this, but sometimes a person just needs to get a set of roman armor. Reasons could be as simple as a costume party, a play, a youtube video, or just because. The great thing about this type of armor is that it was standardized between all of the soldiers that were part of the army. You’ll find that duplicating this type of armor can be quite simple. This article was written to give you the basic knowledge you need to know about roman armor before obtaining it.

 

Firstly, the armor was created in similar fashion each year. Minuscule changes happened when disadvantages were found in the older models, but these were very few in number. An entire set of roman soldier armor had a shield, body armor, sandals, a helmet, and a tunic. This set of armor was great because it was very mobile and made invasions easier than they would have been in a heavy Gothic set of armor.

 

Roman helmets were great for protecting the neck and head of the soldier, but did not provide the face much protection in battle. Visibility was fantastic due to the open face helmet style, but protection was lacking.

 

Next came the shield which was in a square shape but curved so that weapons would slide off of it or into another shield if the soldiers were interlocked and marching in formation. You’ll find that these shields were so large that they could easily provide the soldier’s entire body with full frontal protection.

 

The body of the roman armor came next and was created using either leather or interlocking metal plates for protection. This armor provided protection for the torso and the shoulders, but left the arms vulnerable to attack. Allowing the arms to be unencumbered by heavy armor gave the soldier an easier time of moving his sword and shield.

 

Tunics were worn between the soldier’s skin and armor and gave excellent protection to the soldier against the wear and tear his armor might inflict on his skin. It was covered in natural oils to keep water from soaking through to the soldiers skin.

 

Finally, we have the roman soldier’s footwear to talk about. You’ll find that these sandals are poor substitutes for armored boots when deflecting swords and axes, but they were great for protecting the bottom of the soldier’s feet.

 

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