07-23-2004, 05:28 PM
I do think the long muscled cuirass was used by Roman infantrymen, once.<br>
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More specifically in the 4th and 3rd century BC, before the introduction of mail. It's also from this period that most surviving pieces kan be dated.<br>
After all, for a piece of armour to become symbolic for a class of soldiers, it would seem necessary for it to have been used by that class at some point in time. <p>Greetings<br>
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Rob Wolters</p><i></i>
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More specifically in the 4th and 3rd century BC, before the introduction of mail. It's also from this period that most surviving pieces kan be dated.<br>
After all, for a piece of armour to become symbolic for a class of soldiers, it would seem necessary for it to have been used by that class at some point in time. <p>Greetings<br>
<br>
Rob Wolters</p><i></i>
drsrob a.k.a. Rob Wolters
