Arms and Armor | The Bird Brain

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Jul 4, 20221 min read

The only surviving roman shield (of its kind)

Yale refers to this shield as "the only known surviving example of the semicylindrical shield" However I should note other pieces of...

Dec 28, 20211 min read

Roman Testudo Formation

Nothing says "let's siege that tower" like the turtle formation.

Dec 27, 20211 min read

Training with with the Roman Legion

Interestingly Roman legionaries would train with wooden swords and shields considerably heavier than their real ones. They would practice...

Dec 17, 20211 min read

Roman Legionnaire Armor Breakdown

Yup the Roman legions in colder regions wore socks under their sandals. Well actually what they wore on their feet was called...