06-13-2017, 09:51 AM
My 9-year-old has been studying the Romans at school and recently had a 'dress like a Roman' day. I went into nerd overdrive and created him (more-or-less from scratch) a legionary costume. I think it's pretty close to how a legionary would have looked in the 1st century AD, but I'm in the right place to be told otherwise! Feedback welcome.
Pics below - enjoy!
(Apologies for the size of the images - I wasn't sure how to shrink them down).
Creating the segmentata:
![[Image: 2017-05-13%2020.58.50.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/xqr6tv1006pvlxb/2017-05-13%2020.58.50.jpg?raw=1)
Picture hooks and a shoelace to create the lacing:
![[Image: 2017-05-14%2020.07.35.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2ylq4pvisl7l5y/2017-05-14%2020.07.35.jpg?raw=1)
A good fit!:
![[Image: 2017-05-14%2020.25.20.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/mu84dr08voq44fq/2017-05-14%2020.25.20.jpg?raw=1)
Making the gladius and scabbard:
![[Image: 2017-05-14%2022.14.08.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/47loamswhi6ubwo/2017-05-14%2022.14.08.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 2017-05-15%2011.52.30.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/it0lsd9gcz86q6s/2017-05-15%2011.52.30.jpg?raw=1)
Letting the paint dry:
![[Image: 2017-05-15%2019.23.13.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rkkmnfpcwpztvhl/2017-05-15%2019.23.13.jpg?raw=1)
The helmet was the most difficult part:
![[Image: 2017-05-15%2020.37.25.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/qd8fa0o3tq1l22v/2017-05-15%2020.37.25.jpg?raw=1)
Some help from Adrian Goldsworthy:
![[Image: 2017-05-15%2020.59.09.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ved3f9n4vrk04z1/2017-05-15%2020.59.09.jpg?raw=1)
Cheek flaps attached:
![[Image: 2017-05-15%2021.57.48.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/nw0vz3slujblhas/2017-05-15%2021.57.48.jpg?raw=1)
Cingulum militare - mostly made from old belts scavenged from various charity shops:
![[Image: 2017-05-20%2020.41.59.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/7neondj2nycv6uw/2017-05-20%2020.41.59.jpg?raw=1)
The finished armour:
![[Image: 2017-05-20%2022.29.26.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubpq3yok76oyecy/2017-05-20%2022.29.26.jpg?raw=1)
Posing in the garden:
![[Image: 2017-05-21%2018.21.32.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbgnmz6mrt133dz/2017-05-21%2018.21.32.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 2017-05-21%2018.21.47.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/4be2etaiiz9xw7h/2017-05-21%2018.21.47.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 2017-05-21%2018.22.41.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/f26g15y8scfvxax/2017-05-21%2018.22.41.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 2017-05-21%2018.25.52.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds0ilpwx9q10qv7/2017-05-21%2018.25.52.jpg?raw=1)
Pics below - enjoy!
(Apologies for the size of the images - I wasn't sure how to shrink them down).
Creating the segmentata:
Picture hooks and a shoelace to create the lacing:
A good fit!:
Making the gladius and scabbard:
Letting the paint dry:
The helmet was the most difficult part:
Some help from Adrian Goldsworthy:
Cheek flaps attached:
Cingulum militare - mostly made from old belts scavenged from various charity shops:
The finished armour:
Posing in the garden:
