01-23-2005, 03:42 PM
The scorpio is merely a small version of the two-armed torsion artillery invented by the Greeks. The Greek catapult found at Ampurias in Spain could be rightly considered a scorpio.<br>
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The pila and the tall curve sided scutum both seem to have originated in Italy, though perhaps not specifically "Roman".<br>
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The origins of Lorica Segmentatae are still a mystery, but segmented type armors appear as captured spoils, presumabley from the sarmatians, suggesting it may have had its origins among the steppe Nomads or Parthians. Perhaps it was originally brought to the west after Marc Antony's Parthian war, for we first see it in a Roman context in the time of Augustus.<br>
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Dan <p></p><i></i>
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The pila and the tall curve sided scutum both seem to have originated in Italy, though perhaps not specifically "Roman".<br>
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The origins of Lorica Segmentatae are still a mystery, but segmented type armors appear as captured spoils, presumabley from the sarmatians, suggesting it may have had its origins among the steppe Nomads or Parthians. Perhaps it was originally brought to the west after Marc Antony's Parthian war, for we first see it in a Roman context in the time of Augustus.<br>
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Dan <p></p><i></i>
