04-15-2016, 07:48 AM
First, the shields were not that heavy. Proper reconstructions show a weight between 4,5 and 5,5 kg.
Second, we have no hint whatsoever to the soldiers having two shields, so I think: no.
It may also have been the case that some legions had rectangular shields, other oval ones. We now know that the legions were very distinctive from each other.
Second, we have no hint whatsoever to the soldiers having two shields, so I think: no.
It may also have been the case that some legions had rectangular shields, other oval ones. We now know that the legions were very distinctive from each other.
Christian K.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.