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How well armoured was the Roman army?
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During the battle of Dyrrachium there is a description of Caesar's soldiers, after suffering casualties from arrows, making protective armor to county this. This makes me doubt that Caesar's legionaries were normally equipped with mail shirts.
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Re: How well armoured was the Roman army? - by Jeff Figuerres - 10-01-2011, 08:14 PM

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