@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 6 days ago3rd century AD Roman heavy cavalrymanimagemessage-square1arrow-up120arrow-down10
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minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish2•6 days agoFUN FACT: Romans picked up this style from the Persians. The Romans sometimes called themselves ‘Clibanarii’ in this kit, meaning ‘portable ovens’, because it was so damn hot under all that armor!
FUN FACT: Romans picked up this style from the Persians. The Romans sometimes called themselves ‘Clibanarii’ in this kit, meaning ‘portable ovens’, because it was so damn hot under all that armor!