The lorica segmentata (Latin pronunciation: [ɫoːˈriːka]), also called lorica lamminata, or banded armour is a type of personal armour that was used by...

with continual slave labor at the state-run armories. Lorica plumata Lorica segmentata Lorica squamata Roman military personal equipment Nicholay, Johan...

the lorica squamata. During the Dacian Wars Trajan had to re-equip his soldiers wearing lorica segmentata with other forms of armor such as the lorica hamata...

ribbed scales resembling feathers Lorica segmentata, a cuirass of metal plates Lorica squamata, a shirt of metal scales Lorica (biology), a structure secreted...

legions) and praetorians were issued lorica segmentata. Auxiliary forces would more commonly wear the lorica hamata, or lorica squamata. The second viewpoint...

allowing them to bend easily. Lorica segmentata Lorica hamata Lorica squamata Manica (armguard) Cavenel, Charles (1984). "Lorica". mediterranees.net (in French)...

particularly from approximately the early to mid 1st century onward, when Lorica Segmentata (segmented armour) was introduced. However the lack of unified production...

Trajan's Column. Trajan's column in Rome seems to suggest that the lorica segmentata and the manicae were only issued to Roman-born legionaries and not...

their social superiority, the lorica segmentata and the rectangular shield disappeared. During the 3rd century, the segmentata appears to have been dropped...

commonly consisted of chain (lorica hamata), scaled (lorica squamata), or in the 1st–3rd century sectioned (lorica segmentata) armour, shield (scutum), helmet...