Roman Roman

Weapons & Weapons &

Armor Expert

Armor Expert

By: Ivet Elizalde

By: Ivet Elizalde

Officer Gear

Centu

rion

Centu

rion

Gear

Gear

1. Types 1. Types Of Armor

Of Armor & Gear & Gear

Papilo

Papilo

, a le

ath

er

tent

, a le

ath

er

tent

use

d w

hen

use

d w

hen

offi

cers

(sold

iers

)

offi

cers

(sold

iers

) ca

mped

cam

ped

http://www.unrv.com/military/legionary-weapons-equipment.php

TunicaTunica, the standard tunic worn over linen

, the standard tunic worn over linen

undergarment and underneath his armor.

undergarment and underneath his armor.

BracaeBracae, a type of pants wore over linen. Wore

, a type of pants wore over linen. Wore

mostly in cold climates to stay warm.

mostly in cold climates to stay warm.

I.p.i.d I.p.i.d

Calig

ae

Calig

ae ,

heavy

mili

tary

, h

eavy

mili

tary

sandals

that

use

iron-n

ails

as

sandals

that

use

iron-n

ails

as

treads.

Lik

e a

thle

tic

cleats

treads.

Lik

e a

thle

tic

cleats

Balt

eus

Balt

eus ,

sta

ndard

belt

,

, st

andard

belt

,

deco

rate

d w

ith b

ronze

str

ipes.

deco

rate

d w

ith b

ronze

str

ipes.

I.p.i.

d

I.p.i.

d

Foca

leFo

cale

, a s

carv

e t

o k

eep

, a s

carv

e t

o k

eep

the m

eta

l fro

m t

heir

arm

or

the m

eta

l fro

m t

heir

arm

or

fro

m s

crappin

g t

heir

fro

m s

crappin

g t

heir

neck

s.

neck

s.

Gale

a

Gale

a t

he h

elm

et

made

the h

elm

et

made

out

of

bro

nze

.

out

of

bro

nze

.I.p.i.

d

I.p.i.

d

Lori

ca H

am

ata

Lori

ca H

am

ata

, a c

hain

mail

to

, a c

hain

mail

to

pro

vide e

xcelle

nt

pro

tect

ion a

nd

pro

vide e

xcelle

nt

pro

tect

ion a

nd

flex

ibili

ty.

flex

ibili

ty.

Lori

ca S

egm

enta

ta

Lori

ca S

egm

enta

ta, a p

late

arm

or. It

, a p

late

arm

or. It

is m

ade u

p o

f m

any

lam

inate

d ir

on

is m

ade u

p o

f m

any

lam

inate

d ir

on

pie

ces

all

bounded t

ogeth

er

to f

orm

pie

ces

all

bounded t

ogeth

er

to f

orm

flex

ible

, st

rong f

or

the b

ody

flex

ible

, st

rong f

or

the b

ody

pro

tect

ion.

pro

tect

ion.

I.p.i.

d

I.p.i.

d

Lorica

e S

quarm

ata

e

Lorica

e S

quarm

ata

e, sca

le

, scale

arm

or. H

as o

verla

ppin

g ro

ws

arm

or. H

as o

verla

ppin

g ro

ws

of b

ronze

or iro

n sca

les w

hich

of b

ronze

or iro

n sca

les w

hich

rese

mble

d a

coat o

f feath

ers.

rese

mble

d a

coat o

f feath

ers.

I.p.i.d

I.p

.i.d

Weapons

GladiusGladius, is the romans short

, is the romans short

sword, 18 in. long & 2in wide.

sword, 18 in. long & 2in wide.

Has a large round ball to keep

Has a large round ball to keep

balance at one of the ends,

balance at one of the ends,

carried right hand side.

carried right hand side.

I.p.i.d I.p.i.d

Pilu

mPi

lum

, is

a li

ght

spear

thro

wn,

, is

a li

ght

spear

thro

wn,

use

d a

s a w

eapon, 7 ft.

long,

use

d a

s a w

eapon, 7 ft.

long,

thro

wn t

o e

nem

ies.

The t

op 3

ft.

thro

wn t

o e

nem

ies.

The t

op 3

ft.

Were

of

iron w

ith a

hard

poin

t.

Were

of

iron w

ith a

hard

poin

t.

Pugio

, a 7

to 1

1 in

. lo

ng d

agger

wit

h t

he w

idth

Pugio

, a 7

to 1

1 in

. lo

ng d

agger

wit

h t

he w

idth

to t

he g

ladiu

s. A

noth

er

weapon t

hat

could

be

to t

he g

ladiu

s. A

noth

er

weapon t

hat

could

be

use

d in

case

of

bein

g u

narm

ed.

use

d in

case

of

bein

g u

narm

ed.

Balli

sta, a c

ata

pult

use

d in

warf

are

for

hurl

ing

Balli

sta, a c

ata

pult

use

d in

warf

are

for

hurl

ing

larg

e s

tones.

larg

e s

tones.

Cited “Legionary Weapons and Equipment.” UNRV. UNRV, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.

http://www.unrv.com/military/legionary-weapons-equipment.php

Adam Hart-Davis. “Discovering Roman Technology.” History. BBC, 17 Feb. 2011.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/tech_01.shtml