Breaking tradition. What Roman scale armour was—and wasn’t

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Breaking tradition. What Roman scale armour was—and wasn’t
Original language description
The Roman army is traditionally envisioned wearing three main types of body armour: the lorica segmentata, mail, and scale armour. Unlike the first two, of which complete specimens have been found, scale armour has only been recovered in fragments. Traditionally, these remains have been interpreted as parts of a scale-covered shirt, assumed to offer full-torso protection. Nevertheless, no single archaeological specimen of such a complete shirt has been discovered to date. A reassessment of the collective evidence for scale armour from the archaeological record challenges this view, leading to a fundamentally different understanding of scale armour. This paper presents new evidence suggesting that the Roman military used an additional type of protective gear, distinct from a scale shirt, which has remained unrecognised until now.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA24-11397S" target="_blank" >GA24-11397S: Warfare as a catalyst of innovation. The evolution of Roman armour during the Middle Roman period through the lens of the Marcomannic Wars</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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