05-13-2013, 04:56 PM
By the way, the more recent Turkish and Chinese manicae are much lighter than the manicae reconstructions shown in the article you kindly drew my attention to. And they go all the way around the arm, as is also shown on ancient and medieval depictions. And Asian manicae are much older: very small iron hoops have been found in 4th century Scythians graves from the Kuban area, in addition to which, the Scythians used manicae covered with tiny plates.
It seems the Romans developed these oriental pieces of armour into something much heavier and less flexible.
It seems the Romans developed these oriental pieces of armour into something much heavier and less flexible.
