segmentata

[marcii ulpi messala]

In the low middle ages, the sword was the determinant factor of the change of the lorica hamata for the armor of plates, this was equal for the Roman world. The Roman army I look always for the struggle body to body, design his sword short (gladius) for this type of combat, the pilum and the arch were for the alone Roman a support during the fight, but the determinant factor it was recovering always the infantry in the struggle body to body, for the early Roman the cavalry alone I recover a paper(role) of support, I think.