Roman Mail and Scale Armour
Roman Mail and Scale Armour Fully illustrated, this study investigates the origins, evolution and use of the mail and scale armour worn by the soldiers and gladiators of Imperial Rome.Less glamorous…
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Roman Mail and Scale Armour
Fully illustrated, this study investigates the origins, evolution and use of the mail and scale armour worn by the soldiers and gladiators of Imperial Rome.Less glamorous than the Roman Army's instantly recognizable plate armour but much more versatile, mail and scale armour were used by both legionaries and auxiliaries throughout Rome's history. Scale was a much older form of armour, originating in the Near East during the second millennium BC. Developed by the Celts and quickly adopted by the Romans, mail armour was easy to make and required little maintenance.
Both types of armour were also used by gladiators (principally as arm defences).New discoveries in both mail and scale, as well as in hybrid forms that mixed the two, mean that much more As with mail, it was used by both auxiliaries and legionaries, but like plate armour, it was much more fragile than mail.
Roman Mail and Scale Armour
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