High Imperial Roman army vs Late Roman army

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Something I have noticed, when putting together lamellar in the method prescribed by Dr. Timothy Dawson is the similarity between Byzantine lamellar and Lorica Segmentata. Given the long military memory of the Romiosi this likeness cannot be coincidental. The similarities are striking in construction, but as the evolution of this type, later metal Byzantine lamellar offers superior protection.

I mention this because although the Empires suffered setbacks in the migration age and late antiquity, we can still see here a progression and improvement in the military. This development of panoply and tactics was necessary because Rome's enemies changed, evolved and improved their ways of war.

I often wondered if the Alba Iulia depiction of LS with Scale Cuirass was representing a step towards the evolution of LS into Lamellar.