And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's Lorica Hamata, otherwise known as chainmail or maille to the rest of the world. Lorica Segmentata was split bands of metal that were hung from each other, with the upper plates overlapping the lower plates so as to not leave a convenient slot for downward thrusts and arrows and such.
Missing is the puggio, a wide dagger that was good for just about everything from stabbing to digging.
And the backpack, which had all the personal kit and kaboodle and the soldier's share of his squad's equipment, from stakes to tent sections to either a pick or shovel.
Quite right! Also the depicted cassis was for decurios and optios not for the normal legionnaire. As for the rest of the kit, with all the squad's share each legionnaire would carry up to 60 pounds which was remarkable considering these guys were in average under 5'6'' in height...
They're a constant pest. They come from somewhere in Asia and are computer generated. Never ever click on them or they'll come in droves. I delete them as soon as I see them. Just a cost of running a public blog, I guess.
I read once that the footwear/shoes could iron nails under them that the enemy did not expect, and could tear the skin if the soldier stepped on someone.
I thought the pilum was not used for ranged anti-personnel attacks. That's what javelins were for. The pilum was used against shield walls. The tips were made of soft metal. They would embed in the shield, bend, and make it difficult to keep the shield wall intact.
That's Lorica Hamata, otherwise known as chainmail or maille to the rest of the world. Lorica Segmentata was split bands of metal that were hung from each other, with the upper plates overlapping the lower plates so as to not leave a convenient slot for downward thrusts and arrows and such.
ReplyDeleteMissing is the puggio, a wide dagger that was good for just about everything from stabbing to digging.
And the backpack, which had all the personal kit and kaboodle and the soldier's share of his squad's equipment, from stakes to tent sections to either a pick or shovel.
Quite right! Also the depicted cassis was for decurios and optios not for the normal legionnaire. As for the rest of the kit, with all the squad's share each legionnaire would carry up to 60 pounds which was remarkable considering these guys were in average under 5'6'' in height...
DeleteWho/What are all these bots with fake names trolling your site. You made an enemy or been put on a list?
ReplyDeleteThey're a constant pest. They come from somewhere in Asia and are computer generated. Never ever click on them or they'll come in droves. I delete them as soon as I see them. Just a cost of running a public blog, I guess.
DeleteI read once that the footwear/shoes could iron nails under them that the enemy did not expect, and could tear the skin if the soldier stepped on someone.
ReplyDelete"CE" wearies me. I want to ask, "And what, pray, marks the shift to 'Common Era'? He Who Must Not Be Named?"
ReplyDeleteI read "CE = Christian Era". Piss on the fools who hate on our Savior.
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Delete"He was a Consul of Rome !" That was a great show... not that old but well
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In the meantime, I just learned from this that the Romans used plywood to make their shields. Now I'm curious as to when plywood was invented
ReplyDeleteI thought the pilum was not used for ranged anti-personnel attacks. That's what javelins were for. The pilum was used against shield walls. The tips were made of soft metal. They would embed in the shield, bend, and make it difficult to keep the shield wall intact.
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