@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 4 months agoIllustration of an Imperial Roman legionary wearing a straw hat for relief from the sunimagemessage-square6arrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageIllustration of an Imperial Roman legionary wearing a straw hat for relief from the sun@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square6
minus-squareClay_pidginlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoWere the shoulder lames typically that spread out? Lots of good stabbing room under there!
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish2•4 months agoThat was a weakness, which is part of the reason why manica were sometimes used. On the whole, though, it seems to have been regarded as an acceptable tradeoff for mobility.
Were the shoulder lames typically that spread out? Lots of good stabbing room under there!
That was a weakness, which is part of the reason why manica were sometimes used. On the whole, though, it seems to have been regarded as an acceptable tradeoff for mobility.
Interesting! Partially-attached arm-armor.