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Late Roman Army Why No Lorica Segmentata
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Some thoughts on why the Roman Army phased out the Lorica Segmentata. • The Lorica Segmentata, though a modern term for the armor, is the most well known form of defensive equipment from the Roman world (excluding, perhaps, the scutum (or shield). It was worn by Rome's military for much of the first and second centuries CE, and we know from numerous tests that it offered remarkable protection when combined with a shield, when compared to mail. Starting in the third century, however, the lorica segmentata began to fall out of use, and by the mid fourth century it appears to have been out of use almost entirely. We don't know the exact reason for why the switch from lorica segmentata to lorica hamata was made, but in this video I offer a few thoughts. • SOURCES: • The Late Roman Army, Southern Dixon • The Fall of the Roman Empire, Heather • Empires Barbarians, Heather • Rome's Gothic Wars, Kulikowski • Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, Bishop • The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity: A Political and Military History, Elton • Pax Romana, Goldsworthy • Roman Body Armor, Travis • Warfare in Roman Europe, Elton • #loricasegmentata • #lateromanarmy • #romanhistory
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