Roman Full Plate Armor?

[Tarbicus]

In my experience, roman "l.seg" segmented armour is actually less comfortable to wear, and feels more encumbering (especially on the shoulders) than late medieval full plate.

Not so with me. Mine was made by Matt Lukes, based on finds. The crucial thing he did was to make the upper plates thicker than the girdle plates, and the upper shoulder plates even thicker. This is based on the evidence. The seg is great to wear, where the weight is more at the top and gives it a better balance. The usual segs have even thickness all over, which makes it drag down I found.

Note - the thickness variations were based on the finds, and are not conjecture. :wink: