09-03-2008, 04:03 AM
Just some random comments:
Armour: The Romans used over time four different types:
- lorica segmentata (kind of 'plate armour')
- lorica hamata (chain-mail)
- scale armour
- lamellar
AFAIK, no other ancient army used armoury as varied. The Chinese, for one, only knew lamellar until the Tang (7th c. AD).
Helmets:
- AFAIK, the Roman metal cavalry mask is the first, and only, overall face protection in antiquity.
Weapons: Some weapons which can be viewed as particularly Roman, because they were rarely or never employed by other ancient peoples, are:
- boarding bridge ("corven")
- harpax, invented by Agrippa
- plumbata
Armour: The Romans used over time four different types:
- lorica segmentata (kind of 'plate armour')
- lorica hamata (chain-mail)
- scale armour
- lamellar
AFAIK, no other ancient army used armoury as varied. The Chinese, for one, only knew lamellar until the Tang (7th c. AD).
Helmets:
- AFAIK, the Roman metal cavalry mask is the first, and only, overall face protection in antiquity.
Weapons: Some weapons which can be viewed as particularly Roman, because they were rarely or never employed by other ancient peoples, are:
- boarding bridge ("corven")
- harpax, invented by Agrippa
- plumbata
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
