05-30-2009, 09:50 PM
This is such a cool thread LOL I'm very impressed by all so far and hope it continues- no need for writing less either Endre, others of us have an armour fetish too :wink:
My two denarii is pretty minimal just now since I'm in the midst of a bunch of stuff, but I would echo the aspect of 'need'- that the Legions seemingly didn't so much have a need for such heavy armour- by pointing out that even the armour they did have was full of openings or wasn't super-strong and yet was considered sufficient for centuries. The L. segmentata, for example, has a nice opening at the base of the neck, and huge spaces under the arms. It must also be borne in mind that body armour is the last line of defense, never meant to be hit.
And a clear example of why it's not impossible that they could have had it is the iron muscled cuirass from Corfu- so material and technique wasn't a restriction.
My two denarii is pretty minimal just now since I'm in the midst of a bunch of stuff, but I would echo the aspect of 'need'- that the Legions seemingly didn't so much have a need for such heavy armour- by pointing out that even the armour they did have was full of openings or wasn't super-strong and yet was considered sufficient for centuries. The L. segmentata, for example, has a nice opening at the base of the neck, and huge spaces under the arms. It must also be borne in mind that body armour is the last line of defense, never meant to be hit.
And a clear example of why it's not impossible that they could have had it is the iron muscled cuirass from Corfu- so material and technique wasn't a restriction.
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