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Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows
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06-13-2014, 04:09 AM
I know. Rivited armor(which the Romans used) would have withstood arrows. But why does both Plutarch and Cassius Dio say this? Simple overexaggerations? Or Crassus standing there for 16 hours allowed chainmail to break?
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Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Andy - 06-13-2014, 02:42 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 03:29 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Andy - 06-13-2014, 04:09 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 04:33 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 06:19 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 09:50 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Rubus - 06-13-2014, 10:22 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Andy - 06-13-2014, 10:45 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 12:16 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Andy - 06-13-2014, 12:42 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Walhaz - 06-13-2014, 04:11 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-13-2014, 08:25 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-14-2014, 10:04 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-14-2014, 10:49 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-15-2014, 04:05 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-15-2014, 10:29 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-15-2014, 01:53 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-15-2014, 10:17 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 05:01 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 07:43 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 07:54 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Vindex - 06-16-2014, 12:07 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Walhaz - 06-16-2014, 01:51 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Gregg - 06-16-2014, 07:21 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 08:10 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 08:12 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-16-2014, 08:49 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Conal - 06-17-2014, 06:12 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-18-2014, 12:16 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Andy - 06-18-2014, 05:41 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-18-2014, 02:05 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Conal - 06-18-2014, 05:21 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-18-2014, 09:56 PM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Conal - 06-22-2014, 09:57 AM
Lorica Hamata being pierced by arrows - by Alanus - 06-23-2014, 10:41 AM

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