05-17-2008, 09:52 PM
Quote:Probably most Roman pectorals were round, at least that's what is usually found, but there's some debate about the details.
Just to note, as far as I know, no *Roman* Republican pectoral armor has been found. There are scads of the Picene disc cuirasses, from Picenum and Samnium, though.
http://images.google.com/images?&q=disc ... rch+Images
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan