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Detail of mail (replica) with 4-in-1 scheme, typical of Roman hamatas, and alternation of rows of solid rings with rows of riveted rings. Lorica hamata was a type of mail armour used during the Roman Republic continuing throughout the Roman Empire as a standard-issue armour for the primary heavy infantry legionaries and secondary troops ...
However, this name was not given to the armor by the Romans. Instead, it was given by scholars in the 16th century. [1] Despite the lack of knowledge on the Roman name for the armor, scholars can make educated guesses on the Roman name. It is obvious the name had the word lorica in it. [1] However, the following part of the name is unknown. [1]
Augustan period statue of a Gaulish soldier wearing a Roman lorica hamata. Modern historians believe that mail armor was invented by the Celts. [3] [4] With the idea for this form of mail possibly coming to Rome during conflicts with the Celts in the 3rd century BC, [5] [2] lorica hamata was used by both legionary and auxilia troops. [2]
The legions of the Roman Republic and Empire had a fairly standardised dress and armour, particularly from approximately the early to mid 1st century onward, when Lorica Segmentata (segmented armour) was introduced. [1] However the lack of unified production for the Roman army meant that there were still considerable differences in detail.
The armour was discovered in over 100 pieces at the site of the Trimontium fort near Melrose in 1906. ... A “rare and special” piece of Roman armour that was recently reconstructed from dozens ...
Plate armour in the form of the Lorica segmentata was used by the Roman empire between the 1st century BC and 4th century AD. Single plates of metal armour were again used from the late 13th century on, to protect joints and shins, and these were worn over a mail hauberk.
Fragments of the armor were kept in National Museums Scotland’s collection for over a century, experts said. ‘Ancient jigsaw puzzle’ finally solved — and reveals ‘exceptionally rare ...
Replica triarius metal mail armor, gladius and shield on display at the Flavian Amphitheater, Rome, Italy. Triarii (sg.: triarius) ("the third liners") were one of the elements of the early Roman military manipular legions of the early Roman Republic (509 BC – 107 BC). They were the oldest and among the wealthiest men in the army and could ...