On the first floor of Harrison Hall the Classical Studies Department has a display of replica Roman arms and armor. Most of the materials were acquired from Bernie Barcio, a Latin teacher in Indiana ...

They found a well-preserved suit of lorica squamata armor, once worn by a soldier in the Roman legions. This type of “scale armor” was popular among high-ranking Roman officers and standard ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress. Some suits of armor were designed to impress rather than to protect ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The presence of women in Roman military contexts has been established beyond doubt by scholars in recent decades. Nevertheless, very little ...