11-08-2011, 08:46 PM
Thanks Joe- and those are big questions, each deserving a thread on its own. For a start , the Late Roman oval shield was just as big as the early oval. And a combination of tactical evolution, external bright ideas brought in, and sheer fashion accounts for a lot.
The best book on the evolution of Roman Armour is still Roman Military Equipment by Bishop and Coulston. I strongly recommend it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Military-E...0713476273
And the drawings, courtesy of Mike Bishop
http://www.romanmilitaryequipment.co.uk/figures.htm
The best book on the evolution of Roman Armour is still Roman Military Equipment by Bishop and Coulston. I strongly recommend it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Military-E...0713476273
And the drawings, courtesy of Mike Bishop
http://www.romanmilitaryequipment.co.uk/figures.htm