Everything You Wanted To Know About Roman Arms And Armor But Were Afraid To Ask

[sineala]

[So someone on Tumblr just asked me if I had any recommendations for resources about Roman arms and armor because they wanted to write Eagle fic, and then I remembered I had this post mostly written and I dug it up from the depths of my hard drive. Comments in [BRACKETS] like this one are things I am adding in now, several years later, when I no

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[bunn]

I'd almost forgotten that ludicrous moulded chest-thing. It does look like it would be impossible to move about in if it were made of metal!

Also it reminds me of Sergeant Colon in the Discworld books who had a chestplate with a chest embossed on it like that, into which his actual chest would be squidged like a jelly into a mould. :-D

[sineala]

I assume people moved in the actual ones. Somehow. Also I realized that I neglected to call it a "muscle cuirass," which... ha. "Cuirass" is one of those words I try not to say aloud.

I have not read much Discworld but that sounds hilarious.

[heliophile_oxon]

May I just say that I love the fact that you take the time and trouble to research this stuff and care about getting it right. It's not the only reason, but it's certainly one of the reasons your fics are excellent.

[sineala]

Aww, thank you! I enjoy the research part, really, and then I figure, you know, why not share? This would have worked better if I'd actually finished this post two years ago like I'd meant to.

[rachelmanija]

I will probably never write about Rome but I really enjoyed reading this as military history.

[sineala]

Thanks! I'm glad it was at least an enjoyable read! :)

[fosfomifira]

This was so much fun to read. It's been added to my bookmarks because you never know where my curiosity will take me next.

Thank you for sharing :)

[sineala]

You're welcome! I'm glad it was informative!