Lorica Segmentata

[Nazheek]

Lorica Segmentata was a segmented Cuirass made by Romans and bronze age celts.

It was made up of several circular segments forged together and was angled at a point of near invincibility. It offered complete protection against barbarians. It became an icon of worship as it was looked upon as a gift from Mars. Many Roman Pagans today wear and maintain them as ceremonial armours.

The cuirass portion was made up of 9 segments. The shoulder pauldrons were usually about 6 per arm.
9 6+6
9 1+2
9+3
1+2
3

[hope]

The Romans called it Lorica Laminata, it was not the best armour Roma Legionary could have it was most likely
introduced to reduce costs, as Roman Empire needed to buy all equipment to Legionnaires. Laminata was quite simple
to manufacture, and it provided relatively d cent protection, for its weight, due to its face hardened plates.

[Nazheek]

The Romans called it Lorica Laminata, it was not the best armour Roma Legionary could have it was most likely
introduced to reduce costs, as Roman Empire needed to buy all equipment to Legionnaires. Laminata was quite simple
to manufacture, and it provided relatively d cent protection, for its weight, due to its face hardened plates.
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It was, actually, top of the line at the time and was very expensive. In fact, Rome eventually switched to Lorica Hamata and Lorica Squamata, and even Muscalaris for officers because of the high cost was no longer maintainable. However, repair was as simple as clicking another plate into position as the armour was easy to peel apart with bare hands.

[Redbeck]

This particular image might be helpful to get the full impression across I think, Romans and Rome are a subject of interest dear to my heart. The Roman military machine, and precision machine it was, were massively well organised and equipped, but still quirky for all that, especially given the modern association of a century with 100.

A Roman legion [EXAMPLE: Legio II Augusta stationed in Caerleon (Isca Augusta), Wales from around 75 to 300 AD] was divided into 10 cohorts: The First Cohort contained more soldiers than the other cohorts, made up of 800 men (5 centuries with 160 men each). The other 9 Cohorts had a total of 4,320 soldiers (6 centuries of 80 men each).

[Nazheek]

Thats interesting, Redbeck.

I made this presentation on Rome some time ago.

http://historyboards.freeforums.net/thr ... an-legions