Meaning of loricae squamatae | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“This shows two legionaries wearing loricae squamatae with shoulder doubling braced across the chest with a chain.”

“The Roman historian Arrianus, in his work⟳ Tactica, states that loricae were not worn with the special tunics; however, it is clear that loricae squamatae were made specifically for this purpose, though at a later date⟳, and since the 'game' involved the throwing of wooden javelins at troopers acting as targets, one might expect⟳ that at least the 'targets' wore some protection during the first century.”

“In distinguishing the various types of loricae modern scholars coined the following names: loricae hamatae (consisting of ring⟳ mail), loricae squamatae (made up of small sections of metal sheet, less flexible than the loricae hamatae) and loricae segmentatae (made of strips of iron⟳ sheet articulated on leather straps).”

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